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Powell’s Tight Fed Stance Tests Markets

Amid steady interest rates and sticky inflation, a panel on The Big Money Show weighed whether Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s “restrictive” stance risks damaging financial markets. The ... Read More

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales. Read More

Fed Chair Powell’s Allies Provide Opening for December Rate Cut

A divided committee, missing data and a whiff of stagflation present a choice between two paths—each with drawbacks. Read More

The unprecedented government shutdown will weigh on a US economy already under stress

The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to measure ... Read More

Fed struggles to assess state of US economy as government shutdown shuts off key data

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame (THE CONVERSATION) When it comes to setting ... 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. Read More