‘We Still Have an Inflation Problem.’ A Fed Newcomer Wants to Go Slow on Rate Cuts.
The central bank’s recent infusion of financial-market brawn includes Beth Hammack, who worked for three decades at Goldman Sachs.
Latest CPI Inflation Report Makes January Fed Rate Cut Very Unlikely
Consumer Price Index showed an acceleration to 2.9%, the highest rate since July. With such high inflation, the Fed is unlikely to cut rates in January.
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.
Fed's Hammack says inflation remains a problem, WSJ reports
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said in an interview published in the Wall Street Journal on Friday that inflation remained a problem. "We still have an inflation problem. We still have a rate-of-change problem that we need to address,
As U.S. Inflation Softens, Focus Shifts To The Fed's Next Move On Rates
December core US inflation data was softer than expected. TD Asset Management's Sam Chai discusses why the Fed would keep rates on hold at its January meeting but resume cutting in March.
Why are interest rates rising when the Fed has been cutting them?
The yield on the 10-year Treasury has recently soared toward its highest level since 2023, injecting nervousness into the U.S. stock market that's knocked indexes from their records.
Cooler core inflation revives bets on Fed rate cuts
Federal Reserve policymakers may be able to reduce interest rates a couple of times this year, traders bet on Wednesday, after a government report helped allay fears that inflation was accelerating in the final full month of Joe Biden's presidency.
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.
What the new inflation report means for mortgage rates
A fter several months of hopeful signs in the battle against inflation, new data confirms that the fight is far from over. Inflation rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December, whic
Bonds rally as inflation data tame key headwind for S&P 500, Fed rate cuts
The stock market's stiffest headwind, a surge in Treasury bond yields, was blown aside Wednesday by a surprisingly benign inflation report, which could rekindle bets on multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts before year-end.
CPI inflation report and what it means for the US economy
Managing partner and Chief Investment Officer of the Armstrong Advisory Group, Chuck Zodda breaks down this week's financial news including the CPI Inflation report.
Fed to hold rates in Jan as Trump's policies stir inflation worries: Reuters poll
The U.S. Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady on Jan. 29 and resume cutting in March, according to a slim majority ...
Potential Tariff Changes Could Complicate Inflation Outlook, Says Fed’s Hammack
Tariffs are a wild-card for inflation this year, but it is too soon to say what any changes will mean for the Federal Reserve ...
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’s Goolsbee Says Inflation Improving, Hopeful of Soft Landing
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he sees continued improvement in inflation and is optimistic ...
The Way Out of Our Inflation Mess
The Federal Reserve's premature victory lap over inflation reveals a worrisome misunderstanding of the predicament we still ...
Fed Officials Say They're Confident Inflation Will Fall To 2% ... Eventually
In the wake of Wednesday's official report on consumer prices, three officials who set the nation's monetary policy said they ...
The Fed Could Give the Stock Market Exactly What It Wants
The Federal Reserve may just give investors what they want this year after all. The December inflation report, released ...