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Investors (and Trump) are about to find out if Fed still wants rate cuts in 2025
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at its meeting this week, but investors will be watching ...
Inflation Doubts To Keep The Fed On Hold Until December
Amidst a slight cooling in economic activity, inflation has been making decent progress towards the 2% target. Click to read.
Fed to keep rates steady as tariffs, possible oil shock counter inflation data
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady next week, with investors focused on new central bank ...
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Everyday Economics: The Fed's balancing act: Why this week matters more than you think
The latest PCE inflation reading came in at 2.1% in April, well below the Fed's March projection of 2.7% for 2025. Core PCE inflation, the Fed's preferred measure, sits at 2.5% – also below their 2.8% ...
The Israel-Iran Conflict Gives the Fed a New Reason to Keep Interest Rates Steady
Yet with the sudden escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict and subsequent spike in oil prices, Fed chief Jerome Powell now appears unintentionally prescient for standing pat.
Inflation Ticked Up to 2.4% in May, Driven by Rising Housing Costs
The consumer price index increased 0.1% for the month of May, lower than economists' predictions, with the annual rate ...
Breakfast News: Oil's Inflation Impact
"A sustained $10 increase in oil prices is expected to increase inflation by 0.4% and lower GDP by 0.4%": Apollo Global ...
What the Mild May Inflation Report Means for the Fed
Wednesday’s inflation report won’t change much for the Federal Reserve because it will take several months of price data to ...
Trump calls Fed chair a 'numbskull' as he pushes for interest rate cut
President Donald Trump cited new inflation data in continuing to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower ...
'It makes sense to be on hold': Why Wall Street strategists think Fed rate cuts aren't coming anytime soon
Encouraging economic data has boosted market hopes for Fed rate cuts, but policymakers remain cautious amid lingering ...
Tariff uncertainty and inflation fears will likely keep Fed stuck in place
Economists are broadly expecting the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rates at its upcoming meeting, but how the ...
Israel’s attacks on Iran may keep Fed rate cuts on hold, just as inflation was looking better
Treasury yield jumped 6.9 basis points on Friday to $4.426, reversing a dip in the immediate aftermath of the attacks.