Economy News Inflation Settling High Could Pose New Risks For The Fed, Economy

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

Inflation Worries Keep the Fed on Alert. Could This Mean No More Interest Rate Cuts Anytime Soon?

While the Fed predicts inflation will moderate in 2026, Chair Jerome Powell still sees price pressures rising early next year as tariffs continue to work their way through the economy. Read More

Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions

Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. 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’s Paulson Sees More Risks to Labor Market Than Inflation

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said Friday she expects inflation to cool next year though she cautioned there is a risk of a further downturn in the labor market. Read More

Fed may not give Trump his rate cuts, but has set out a positive view of the 2026 economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve may not give President Donald Trump all the rate cuts he wants, but the view of the economy policymakers included in new economic projections on Wednesday should buoy the ... Read More

Voters express economic worries over inflation as costs rise, Fox News poll finds

Voters' views of the economy have dimmed in recent months, as economic concerns that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House are now weighing on his approval ratings in the latest Fox ... Read More

Fed flags a fresh red flag for the economy

The Federal Reserve has quietly pointed to a new source of strain in the economy, and it is not the usual debate over interest rates. Instead, policymakers are flagging a shift in credit conditions ... Read More

Trump denies inflation is hurting Americans. It’s the same mistake that haunted Biden

And with those two false claims, Trump is repeating a political mistake that haunted his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, and contributed to the Democrats losing the White House: Trump appears ... Read More