With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while also lifting up the job market, ...

Which impacts mortgage interest rates more: the Fed or the 10-year Treasury yield? Experts weigh in

The experts we spoke with agree that Treasury yields have the greatest impact on mortgage rates because of the duration. The ...

Trump says inflation is 'defeated' and the Fed has cut rates

The Fed may be taking an even bigger gamble: It has cut its key interest rate on the assumption that the Trump administration ...

Is the Fed Too Confident About Inflation? Some Economists Think So.

The central bank confronts “no risk-free path” in balancing the risks of a sharp slowdown in the labor market and resurgent ...

What a surprise spike in the unemployment rate means for interest rates and the economy

What a surprise spike in the unemployment rate means for interest rates and the economy The rate of unemployment in Australia is on the rise again. Official labour force data released on Thursday ...

Erosion of trust in central banks can boost inflation expectations, IMF warns

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said putting pressure on central banks to lower interest rates "always backfires," ...
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Would inflation-linked bonds survive an inflationary default?

These are the sorts of worries that might lead you to inflation-linked bonds (or “linkers”), which offer payments that rise ...

The End of 2%? An Investment Adviser's Case for Why the Fed Should Raise Its Inflation Target

Yes, inflation can be tough on those living on fixed incomes, but protecting us from it too strictly could do our overall ...