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 ...
Should The Fed Hike This Week? This Model Says Yes
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, but core inflation remains high. See why rising bond yields signal market doubts ...
Working Americans Turn to Food Banks as Fed Inflation Battle Drags On
Kersstin Eshak visits a food pantry in Loudoun County, Virginia to stretch her family’s budget. Eshak’s husband works at a ...
Can Trump Lower Inflation in 2025?
During his inauguration speech, President Trump promised to use his federal powers to "defeat what was record inflation and ...
Fed Could Keep Interest Rates on Hold Until Mid-2026
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at Wednesday's rate decision, and could keep them at the same level until mid-2026, BNP Paribas's Anis Bensaidani said in a note. U.S.
Inflation Sped Up in December, a Fresh Challenge for the Fed
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging.
Bank lending prospects among key inputs for policymakers at Fed meeting
Credit data likely to be considered at a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting that begins on Tuesday may show pumps primed for increased bank lending, even as the prospect for gains is complicated ...
New inflation reading likely keeps the Fed on pause for now
Fresh inflation data released Wednesday is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on pause during its next policy meeting this ...