Inflation and the Fed’s Response Took Center Stage; ... driven in part by continued supply chain issues, COVID-19 overhang, and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, ...

P resident Donald Trump responded to the acceleration of consumer price inflation with a renewal of his demand for the ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari on Wednesday said that the sweeping tariffs announced last week threaten to unanchor inflation expectations even as they deal a blow to ...

How successfully Trump is able to implement plans for mass deportations, which could be a major hit to the U.S. labor supply, also remains an open question with inflation concerns for economists.

Indeed, the only guaranteed path for Mr. Trump to get lower interest rates is slower inflation or a weaker job market. Right ...

There were many inflation causes that culminated in the high prices seen over the last year, but the Federal Reserve's slow response helped fan the flames, according to a new paper by former Fed ...

But it also means that if the supply shortages that are driving so much of inflation today fail to ease, the Fed could need a more punishing response — one that weakens the economy drastically ...

The Fed has a 2% annual inflation target, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index. Policymakers will next meet on Jan. 28-29, after the publication of December employment ...

CPI inflation hit its lowest point since it started picking up in September 2024 but has since ticked up a bit to 2.9%, showing that inflation is proving more stubborn than expected. The Fed’s ...

Federal Reserve officials in January agreed they would need to see inflation come down more before lowering interest rates further, and expressed concern about the impact President Donald Trump's ...

Concerns over higher inflation and tighter monetary policy have become the top concern for market participants, pushing aside the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve said on Monday in its ...

Inflation expectations over the next five years are rising toward 2.5%, the opposite direction of the Federal Reserve's 2% annual target. (FRED) The Federal Reserve's concerns about the risks of a ...