U.S. Inflation Remains Hotter Than Hoped, But The Fed's Focus Is Now Jobs

US headline CPI has come in at 0.4% month-on-month, above the 0.3% consensus, but core CPI has come in at 0.3% as predicted. Read more here. Read More

What is the Fed's outlook for interest rate cuts, inflation and jobs for the remainder of the year?

Federal Reserve policymakers projected inflation will rise to 3% in 2025 while unemployment will reach 4.5% as the central bank begins cutting rates after holding them steady all year. Read More

Firm Inflation, Soft Jobs Data Pull Fed in Opposing Directions

Consumer prices were up 2.9% in August from a year earlier, hotter than July’s gain of 2.7%. The year-over-year reading was the highest since the start of 2025. Read More

Charting the Global Economy: Weak Jobs, Steady Inflation Seal Fed Rate Cut

A record downward revision to annual US job growth, paired with no surprises in the latest inflation data, sealed the deal for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week. Read More

The Fed is expected to cut rates: here’s how it might impact jobs

“The Fed now has four months of evidence of a slowdown in labor demand that appears more persistent in nature . . . In short, ignore where inflation is today and ease policy to support the labor ... Read More

FED IN FOCUS, SEPT. 4, 2025

The following information was released by the American Financial Services Association (AFSA): With conflicting economic data, from strong quarterly corporate financial reports in several important U.S ... Read More

Jobs Or Inflation - What's Driving The Fed's Next Move?

Jim Bianco and Steve Sosnick discuss how a 911,000-job revision is altering the outlook for the labor market and Fed policy. Read More

Alibaba Earnings, Inflation Data, Fed Speaker: Still to Come This Week

A July readout of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge is due Friday. (Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ) Key economic data will include a July readout of the Federal Reserve's preferred ... Read More

The Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Is Due This Morning. Here’s What to Know.

Inflation, as measured by the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge, likely held steady in July, economists forecast. Here's what to expect: The personal-consumption expenditures price index is due from ... Read More

Weak Jobs Report Strengthens Case for Rate Cuts

A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. A weaker than expected jobs ... Read More

Fed Rate Cut Now Appears Certain After Weak Jobs Report

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