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Fed Chair Powell says there has been a ‘lack of further progress’ this year on inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back…

Surging inflation fears sent markets tumbling and Fed officials scrambling

The early data is in for the path of inflation during the first three months of 2024, and the news…

BlackRock’s Larry Fink sees Fed cutting rates twice this year but missing 2% inflation goal

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink predicted Friday that the Federal Reserve likely will still cut interest rates this year but won’t…

Physical gold offers more protection than mining stocks, says State Street’s George Milling-Stanley

Investors looking to weather a volatile market may want to opt for physical gold over gold stocks. That’s according to…

Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in March, less than expected

A measure of wholesale prices increased less than expected in March, providing some potential relief from worries that inflation will…

Fed wants more confidence that inflation is moving toward 2% target, meeting minutes indicate

Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting expressed concern that inflation wasn’t moving lower quickly enough, though they still expected…

A crucial report Wednesday is expected to show little progress against inflation

A closely watched Labor Department report due Wednesday is expected to show that not much progress is being made in…

New ETF looks to profit from municipal bonds

A new ETF is trying to capture profits in the municipal funds space. BondBloxx’s Joanna Gallegos is behind the IR+M…