Fed policy may need to stay restrictive for longer due to inflation risk, Barkin says
The U.S. central bank's benchmark policy rate should stay restrictive until it is more certain that inflation is returning to ...
U.S. inflation in 2024: H1 progress, then a sideways trend that made the Fed notice
After being a significant problem in 2022 and then coming into considerable control in 2023, inflation this year settled into ...
Fed’s Barkin sees risk that inflation pressures reemerge
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said Friday his outlook for the economy is positive, with continued growth and price-sensitive consumers helping lower inflation. But he quickly added that there is a ...
The Fed Is Unlikely To Cut Interest Rates In January Due To Inflation
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25% on December 18 but an interest rate cut is unlikely when the Fed issues its ...
Fed’s Barkin Says 2025 Outlook Positive, Inflation to Move Lower
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said he believes the central bank’s current level of interest rates ...
Powell led the Fed’s fight against inflation. It’s not over yet — and it could get even harder
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has steered the world’s most powerful central bank during a tumultuous period for the US ...
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The Fed begins to weigh how Trump policies could fuel inflation
He wouldn’t say who, but he suggested that some Fed officials indicated they believe that Trump’s fiscal policies could lead ...
Fed's Barkin sees still-restrictive rates lowering inflation in 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin judged that interest rates remain sufficiently restrictive to further ...
The Fed avoided a recession in 2024. But it couldn't shake inflation.
The Federal Reserve did what many thought it couldn’t achieve in 2024, and yet in one respect it still ended the year the way ...
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge ticked up less than expected last month
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved slightly higher in November — but not as much as economists were ...
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Inflation Is Stubborn And Jobs Are Plentiful. So Why Does Everyone Expect Rate Cuts?
Yuki Iwamura / Bloomberg / Getty Images Financial markets widely expect Fed officials to boost the economy with a rate cut in December, despite indications that inflation has stayed stubborn ...
Inflation increased in November, complicating Fed's next rate decision
Core inflation -- a closely watched measure that strips out volatile food and energy prices -- increased 3.3% over the year ...