inflation

More than 400 economists, former White House advisors endorse Harris, warn against Trump policy agenda

More than 400 economists and former White House policy advisors announced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris over former…

September consumer confidence falls the most in three years

Consumers’ view on the economy tumbled in September, falling by the largest level in more than three years as fears…

Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari sees a slower pace of rate cuts ahead

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate…

Fed Governor Waller says inflation softening faster than he expected put him in half-point-cut camp

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because…

Biden claims he’s ‘never once spoken’ to Powell as president, but they met in Oval Office in 2022

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had “never once spoken” to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell while he was…

Watch: Biden delivers remarks at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

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The Fed has set out on a ‘recalibration’ of policy. Here’s what Powell’s new buzzword means

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has unveiled his latest buzzword to describe monetary policy, with a “recalibration” of policy at…

Bank of England presses pause on rate cuts, highlights ‘gradual approach’

LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday said it would hold interest rates steady following its initial cut in…

Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that Wednesday’s larger-than-expected interest rate cut may have a limited effect on the presidential…

Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid…