inflation

Fed Governor Waller agrees the central bank can ‘proceed carefully’ on interest rates

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Tuesday that the recent round of strong economic data will buy the central bank…

6 things to know about the job market right now: It’s ‘near-perfect,’ economist says

Both jobseekers and policymakers can take solace in the current state of the U.S. job market, according to labor economists.…

‘Really bad economics’: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains where the Fed went wrong on inflation

The Federal Reserve “didn’t do their homework” and mischaracterized the spike in inflation that has plagued the U.S. economy over…

Former White House economic advisor says more Fed hiking is coming

WASHINGTON — A former White House economist on Tuesday said he thinks the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again…

Fed Chair Powell calls inflation ‘too high’ and warns that ‘we are prepared to raise rates further’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday called for more vigilance in the fight against inflation, warning that additional interest…

Powell’s pivotal speech Friday could see a marked shift from what he’s done in the past

Since he took over the chair’s position at the Federal Reserve in 2018, Jerome Powell has used his annual addresses…

Higher interest rates, inflation push Gen Z investors to trade stocks on emotion. That may be bad, experts say

Almost 9 in 10 young investors have actively traded stocks this year due to higher interest rates and inflation, according…

American workers are demanding almost $80,000 a year to take a new job

The amount of money most workers want now to accept a job reached a record high this year, a sign…

Don’t count out more rate hikes due to strong jobs market, former Fed governor Kroszner suggests

Don’t count out additional interest rate hikes, according to former Federal Reserve governor Randall Kroszner. Kroszner, who’s now a University…

Fed officials see ‘upside risks’ to inflation possibly leading to more rate hikes, minutes show

Federal Reserve officials expressed concern at their most recent meeting about the pace of inflation and said more rate hikes…