Where Inflation—and Inflation Expectations—Stand as the Fed Meeting Wraps Up
Since officials first cut rates in September, inflation has made uneven progress back down toward the central bank’s target.
How Trump could radically reshape the Fed
The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.
Fed's wait-and-see approach likely won't be shaken by new GDP and inflation numbers
A new GDP report Thursday and the expectation of a sticky inflation reading Friday should reinforce the Federal Reserve’s new wait-and-see approach on interest rates.
Fed guided by economic goals and the law, not politics, says Powell
Powell said the Fed is working to align its workforce policies with Trump but signaled that changes could be limited.
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Won’t Show the Progress Officials Want to See
Inflation data coming Friday should show a quicker rise in consumer prices at the end of 2024, supporting the Federal Reserve ...
Stocks end down as Fed shifts inflation view. Nvidia slides on talk of China sales curb
US stocks fall after the Fed held rates steady but suggested the inflation drop has stalled. Meta, Tesla and Microsoft report ...
Stop the printing presses: Why the Fed should target a hard 2% inflation cap
The optimal target for inflation is a range, so that businesses are not discouraged from risk-taking and consumers are not ...
Trump claims Fed Chair Jerome Powell was too busy with DEI and climate change to tackle inflation
President Donald Trump is renewing his old attacks on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, after the independent ...