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If Fed Cuts Result In Inflation, Then Chair Powell Has Nothing To Fear
The Fed can’t decree credit easy or tight, and it can’t because there’s no credit by decree in the first place. Credit is ...
Fed official sees July rate cut ‘unlikely,’ sticking with Powell’s view that coming months will be moment of truth for tariffs’ effect on inflation
Officials at the Federal Reserve believe the impacts of Trump’s tariffs on the economy will start to appear this summer.
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FED Economists Need To Change Careers
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell stated over the past few months that interest rates should not be lowered, as ...
Core inflation rate rose to 2.7% in May, more than expected, Fed's preferred gauge shows
The PCE price index was projected to rise 0.1% in May, with the annual inflation rate at 2.3%, according to the Dow Jones ...
Powell says Fed needs to manage against risk that tariff inflation proves persistent
The Trump administration's tariff plans may well just cause a one-time jump in prices, but the risk it could cause more ...
Inflation creeps higher in May and dims chances of the Fed cutting interest rates soon
The cost of living rose slowly in May for the third month in a row, but the rate of inflation is probably still too high for ...
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose to 2.7% in May — hotter than anticipated
The personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.1% for the month, pushing the annual inflation rate to 2.3%, ...
Fed's Barkin says tariffs will start pushing up inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said on Thursday tariffs are very likely to push inflation up over ...
Fed holds rates steady, eyes Trump tariff risks and inflation
The Fed, helmed by Chair Jerome Powell, is expected to hold rates steady this month despite pressure from President Donald Trump to make cuts.
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Was Slightly Hotter in May, as Spending Cooled
Most economists and policymakers are bracing for price pressures to intensify this summer because of President Trump’s tariffs.
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Fed projects higher inflation, unemployment in the months ahead - USA TODAY
Cutting rates too soon could stoke inflation, which already sits above the Fed’s 2% target. But there’s also risk in waiting too long, which could hurt the labor market and slow economic growth.