Inflation

Here’s everything to expect from Fed Chair Powell’s speech Friday in Jackson Hole
Key Points Fed Chair Jerome Powell will deliver his policy speech at 10 a.m. ET from the central bank’s annual conclave in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. For all the attention being paid to the presentation, the chances of it containing any startling news seem remote. In previous years, Powell has used Jackson Hole speech to outline […]
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Philadelphia Fed President Harker advocates for interest rate cut in September
Key Points Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker provided a strong endorsement to an interest rate cut on the way. “I think it means this September we need to start a process of moving rates down,” Harker told CNBC. Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid also spoke to CNBC, offering a less direct take on […]
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Fed minutes point to ‘likely’ rate cut coming in September
Federal Reserve officials at their July meeting moved closer to a long-awaited interest rate reduction, stopping short while indicating that a September cut had grown increasingly probable, minutes released Wednesday showed. “The vast majority” of participants at the July 30-31 meeting “observed that, if the data continued to come in about as expected, it would […]
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Trump, Harris inflation arguments are questionable, Chicago Fed president says
Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on Aug. 8, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Sunday warned against misrepresenting the inflationary impacts of corporate price hikes and tariffs, which have become focal points of the Trump and Harris campaigns’ economic platforms. Goolsbee steered away from directly speaking on […]
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Here’s how a week’s worth of huge economic news will affect the Fed’s decision-making
The past week’s data deluge left behind a few distinct impressions: Inflation is on the run, the labor market appears to be OK if no longer on fire, and the economy is not headed off a cliff despite the ever-lingering potential for a substantial slowdown. That’s the backdrop for a markedly critical period ahead for […]
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Harris economic plan features new tax cuts, housing incentives and price caps
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Medicare drug price negotiations, at an event with U.S. President Joe Biden in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a new set of economic proposals that she would prioritize in her first 100 […]
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