As inflation slows, the job market gains Fed mindshare
The slide in inflation that gathered pace at the end of 2023 has begun shifting attention at the U.S.
Staff Writer
The slide in inflation that gathered pace at the end of 2023 has begun shifting attention at the U.S.
By Howard Schneider and Michael S.
The U.S. is "within striking distance" of the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation goal, but the central bank should not rush towards cuts in its
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Thursday he was open to reducing U.S. interest rates sooner than he had anticipated if there is "
It took a stock market crash, a housing crash and a pandemic to kill the last three U.S. economic expansions.
In economic projections issued after their December meeting U.S.
U.S. worker productivity gains running well above the long-term average may help buttress the Federal Reserve's faith that inflation is contained and further
Federal Reserve policymakers seeking greater confidence that inflation is on track to their 2% goal were dealt a setback on Friday when new data showed
The inflation-adjusted wealth of white households in the U.S. grew faster than that of Black and Hispanic households from the start of 2019 through the third
As they navigated the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic Federal Reserve officials had a steady progression of descriptions for inflation, first saying it
The Federal Reserve bound itself to promises during the coronavirus pandemic that proved too constraining once inflation started to surge, forcing the U.S.
Hotter-than-expected inflation in January shows that the U.S.'s path back to 2% inflation "may be a bumpy one," Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr
Inflation data in January, with consumer and wholesale prices rising faster than anticipated, complicate upcoming U.S. central bank interest rate decisions,
The bulk of policymakers at the Federal Reserve's last meeting were concerned about the risks of cutting interest rates too soon, with
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Thursday he remained "cautiously optimistic" about the U.S. central bank's progress in bringing inflation
The move by major central banks to reduce their asset holdings, begun in 2022 as part of their inflation fight, has had only a modest impact on interest rates
The Federal Reserve's upcoming decisions about the ultimate size of its balance sheet has no bearing on the central bank's inflation fight or changes to its
With asset values from stocks to crypto to homes piling higher, inflation still considered too high, and worries of "exuberance" creeping into the
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