Latest Inflation Readings Put the Federal Reserve in a Bind

Markets will be laser focused on Federal Reserve policy and economic projections next week, looking for signs about where interest rates are heading. Unfortunately, policymakers, led by Chair Jerome ... Read More

With uncertainty comes growing economic risk for the Fed to weigh

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, he has imposed biting new tariffs, with more coming, begun a disruptive cull of federal jobs and spending, risked a political fracture with ... Read More

What the February Inflation Report Means for the Fed

Inflation came in cooler for February. That could give Federal Reserve officials extra confidence that price pressures were easing ... Read More

Stocks open mixed, with investors cheered by signs of cooling inflation

Wall Street breathes a sigh of relief after a new report showed inflation slowed last month by more than expected. Read More

US stocks are swirling after encouraging inflation data helps but latest tariff escalations hurt

In the bond market, Treasury yields climbed to regain more of their losses from recent months sparked by worries about the U.S. economy’s strength. The 10-year Treasury rose to 4.30% from 4.28% late ... Read More

Why this week's positive inflation reports won't look as good to the Fed

Citi thinks March will see a "much more favorable" reading, with the firm predicting an out-of-consensus call of the Fed resuming its rate cuts in May. Market pricing currently indicates a much ... Read More

Wall Street rises after encouraging inflation data, but the trade war keeps knocking stocks around

In the bond market, Treasury yields edged up to regain more of their losses from recent months sparked by worries about the U.S. economy’s strength. The 10-year Treasury rose to 4.31% from 4.28% late ... Read More

US Stagflation Fears Rise With Latest Economic Data

A string of recent US data showing resurgent inflation and slowing activity is stoking fears the world’s biggest economy could be heading toward a period of stagflation. Read More

Consumer confidence plunged in February amid rising economic concerns

U.S. consumer confidence plummeted ... the previous three. Fed officials have also expressed uncertainty over the new administration's policies. The most recent economic data and a pessimistic ... Read More

Fed’s Dilemma in a Mixed Economic Environment

While there are factors mitigating inflation, such as the productivity boomlet and China’s deflationary impact, Malanga adds that recent data ... economic landscape. Sign up (free) for more news ... Read More

Fed's Musalem expects continued economic growth, but sees risks in recent data

"The outlook for continued solid economic growth looks good, the labor market is healthy, and financial conditions are supportive. But recent data ... inflation remains above the Fed's 2% target. Read More

Treasury investors bet on Fed shift from inflation to slowing economy

Investors in US government bonds are starting to bet the Federal Reserve will soon need to pivot from worrying about sticky inflation to fretting about slowing economic growth. That sentiment ... Read More