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Fed still set for extended hold in 2025, but likelihood of easing is rising
For the moment, our central forecast still sees the Fed remaining on hold throughout 2025. For 2026, we have changed our base ...
Fed's rate-cut delay intact as inflation fears override Trump pressure
The case for a U.S. interest rate cut remains unresolved as Federal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting later ...
Why won’t the Fed cut rates in July? Its favorite inflation gauge is telling it not to.
The inflation gauge the Federal Reserve relies on most to decide whether to raise or lower U.S. interest rates is likely to ...
A Top Fed Official Is Ready to Dissent Against Jerome Powell
In a bold and unusually direct speech to close out last week, Fed Governor Christopher Waller laid out the case for an ...
Bessent: The Trump administration should look into the Fed’s ‘many mistakes’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he believes the Federal Reserve system should be reviewed for potentially ...
A weak housing market could deliver rate cuts and rescue the Fed from Trump
"Toward the end of the year, the housing market may become a bigger deal for inflation than tariffs," Comerica Bank chief ...
Inflation accelerated in June as the Fed weighs the impact of tariffs in rate cut timing
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to ...
Fed's inflation fears start to be realized with June CPI increase
Rising prices across an array of goods from coffee to audio equipment to home furnishings pulled inflation higher.
Bessent eyes government review of Federal Reserve as Trump weighs firing Powell
An examination of the Fed is necessary to determine why members have proved unable to “break out of a certain mindset,” Bessent said.
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How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of ...
Fed’s Kugler Says Tariff-Driven Inflation Should Leave the Fed on Pause
Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler said the Fed should hold interest rates steady for a while to come, because new trade ...
Economist: If the Federal Reserve’s independence is compromised, expect inflation to rise
New economic data shows inflation ticked higher in June to 2.7%, prompting many economists to agree with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s decision to keep interest rates steady. President Trump ...