Inflation rose to 5-month high in December. What that means for Fed rate cuts.
Annual inflation ticked up for a third straight month in December as food, energy costs rose, CPI report showed. But underlying price measure eased.
Former Kansas City Fed President: Haven't seen movement in inflation that warrants more rate cuts
Former Kansas City Fed President Esther George joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President Trump's comments on the Fed, impact on the Fed's independence, the central bank's inflation fight, interest rate outlook,
Trump demands Fed cut rates, claims better monetary policy understanding
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at a time the central bank has hit pause for an uncertain duration, arguing he understands monetary policy better than those charged with setting it.
Donald Trump piles pressure on Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell to cut interest rates
Donald Trump has raised the pressure on Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell to cut borrowing costs, setting up a potential clash between the two men less than a week before the US central bank meets to set interest rates.
Trump Says Lowering Oil Prices Will Cut Inflation and Interest Rates
President Trump said that he would put in a “strong statement” to the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and would consider talking to Chair Jerome Powell about it “at the right time.”
Trump Says He Knows Interest Rates Better Than Fed Chief Powell
President Donald Trump questioned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s decision making on interest rates and said he planned to speak to the central bank chief “at the right time.”
Trump’s demands on lower interest rates face a skeptical Fed, strong economy
President Donald Trump’s demands of lower interest rates are running into a Federal Reserve that has already dialed back its expectations about cutting rates and an economy that has
Trump calls for Fed to cut interest rates, says he knows better
President Donald Trump today said he wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at a time the central bank has hit pause for an uncertain duration, arguing he understands monetary policy better than those charged with setting it.
A Fed on hold, for now, eyes strong jobs, easing inflation
At their last meeting in December, U.S. Federal Reserve officials were worried about inflation getting stuck above their 2% ...
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 ...
Fed Decision, Big Tech Earnings, Inflation: What to Watch in Markets Next Week
Next week brings a slew of earnings from big tech companies and from other blue chips in areas such as credit cards, defense, ...
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.
Trump policies likely to raise bond market's inflation fears, top money managers say
Giant U.S. asset managers overseeing well over $20 trillion are anticipating continued price pressures because of President ...
Trump says he'll demand lower rates immediately, claims he knows rates better than Fed
President Trump said if oil prices come down he'll demand lower interest rates immediately, adds he knows rates 'much better' ...
Do Money Supply, Deficit And QE Create Inflation?
The author examines the money supply represented by M2, the Federal budget deficit, the Fed’s previous adventures with QE, ...
New York Fed survey finds mixed inflation expectations in December
U.S. consumers' outlook on the expected path of inflation was mixed in December amid rising worries about households' ability ...
US inflation ticks up again — but Dow surges as key Fed gauge dips
The better-than-expected data sent the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average surging more than 700 points, or 1.7%, as ...
Trump’s Inflation Fix Centers on Energy Emergency That Doesn’t Exist
Economists and analysts aren’t convinced that an expansion of oil and gas production will lower consumer prices.
Donald Trump promised to tackle cost-of-living crisis—now he’s risking inflation by demanding interest rates drop ‘immediately’
Progress reducing the rise in consumer prices has stalled, with recent data coming in hotter than expected. By pressuring the ...