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

Cooling Inflation Could Pave The Way For Fed Rate Cuts

The sudden drop of inflation in November could clear the decks for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help boost the faltering job market. But the outlook is complicated by the government ... Read More

Fed's Waller: Inflation could cool in 3-4 months, rates can fall

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller is signaling that the long fight against inflation may finally be turning a corner, and that relief on borrowing costs could follow sooner than markets once ... 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

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 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

Inflation worries keep the Fed on alert. Could this mean no more interest rate cuts anytime soon?

Inflation pressures are likely to persist in early 2026 owing to tariffs, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said after yesterday’s meeting of the central bank's policy committee. While the Federal ... 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

An unusual trend in the economy is worrying the Fed

Something in the US economy isn’t adding up, and it’s rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. US companies have sharply slowed their hiring this year, ... Read More

Inflation may surge again thanks to the tax-law giveaways

Will President Donald Trump's massive tax law passed in July turn out to be more sweeping than policymakers expected? The legislation, which Republican leaders dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill," ... Read More

Flurry of Fed Dissents in Coming Meetings Could Pose Market, Political Risks

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve, sometimes criticized for being too consensus-driven, may see a run of divided votes on interest rates that could weaken its policy message and ... Read More

Fed officials split over bigger risk for 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 U.S. central ... Read More