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The shutdown is complicating the Fed’s ability to help the economy

The Federal Reserve was already facing one of its most difficult battles, steering a shifting economy through a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation. The government shutdown just made that ... Read More

What today's inflation report says about the economy — and Social Security checks

Because of the shutdown, the federal government is belatedly releasing new Consumer Price Index numbers, which the Social Security Administration needs to adjust for next year's benefits. Well, much ... Read More

The Fed’s newest governor brings a Trump perspective on the economy. Is anyone buying it?

The Federal Reserve’s newest policymaker has an unconventional perspective on the US economy that’s proving tough to sell. Read More

Ray Dalio warns Fed is stimulating the economy into a bubble

The US Federal Reserve’s decision to ease monetary policy is inflating an economic bubble that could drive up the prices of hard assets, but also marks the final phase of a 75-year economic cycle, ... Read More

The Fed Will Soon End QT to Avoid a Financial ‘Plumbing’ Problem

The headlines from the Federal Open Market Committee’s policy-decision meeting this coming week will, to use journalists’ jargon, likely bury the lede. They will dutifully report that the Federal ... Read More

The Fed's message to investors needs to be much clearer when the data is so cloudy

U.S. central bank should do more to help Americans navigate this unfamiliar and unpredictable economy The Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, need to guide investors through current economic ... Read More

Investing legend Mohamed El-Erian says he's kept up at night by 2 big problems with the US economy

Weakness among lower-income Americans could spread and "contaminate" other parts of the US economy, El-Erian warned. Read More