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Two Fed officials who rarely agree both say inflation will not be a problem going forward

Two top Federal Reserve officials — one a more populist outsider and the other at the ideological center at the central bank — find themselves in agreement on at least one issue. Higher inflation is ... Read More

Jobs report to reveal health of US economy amid government shutdown, inflation

The federal government is set to release an unusual jobs report on Tuesday, combining data from two consecutive months due to disruption caused by the 43-day government shutdown. The weeks-delayed ... Read More

Fed's Miran: Current inflation not reflective of supply and demand in the economy

Current above-target inflation does not reflect underlying supply and demand dynamics that are generating price increases much closer to the central bank's 2% target, Federal Reserve Governor Stephen ... Read More

New Jobs, Inflation Data Could Provide Some Guide to Where the Economy Is Headed

Data on employment and consumer prices for November will offer some recent insight into the state of the economy. Read More

Fed Foes Find Rare Consensus As US Inflation Seen Under Control

Two top officials at the Federal Reserve have expressed confidence that inflation will not pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy in the near future. Read More

New Fed projections to reset economic outlook after volatile year

Federal Reserve officials will issue new economic projections, after a year that saw a hoped-for "soft landing" from inflation morph into renewed price pressures due to rising tariffs and the supply ... Read More

Fed Officials Split Over Risks to US Economy Going Into 2026

Federal Reserve officials — including two who will become voters in 2026 — offered strongly opposing views Friday on what to do with interest rates, continuing a debate that will grip the US central ... Read More

Fed researchers say tariffs actually lower inflation — because they’re demand shocks that slam employment and economic activity

A new study that examined 150 years of tariffs in the U.S. and abroad found they disrupt the economy and financial markets so much that the result is lower inflation. The conclusion goes against the ... Read More

How the K-Shaped Economy Is Hurting Everyone But the Rich

Talk of the K-shaped economy is brewing once again. The moniker first gained traction in 2020 to describe the divergence between how rich and poor Americans were experiencing the pandemic recovery. Read More

The Fed just cut interest rates for the third-straight time

The Fed said Wednesday afternoon it is trimming its benchmark lending rate by a quarter point, its third such reduction this year. Follow along as Chair Jerome Powell discusses the move. Read More