The latest data could add to fears that the labor market remains too hot to bring inflation fully under control.
Category: Federal Reserve System
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The jobs report will be the latest test of the U.S. economy’s resilience.
Hiring levels have eased slightly but remain strong. The data for May, due Friday, is expected to show a gain of 190,000.
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Jobs Report Will Be Latest Test of U.S. Economy’s Resilience
Hiring levels have eased slightly but remain strong. The data for May, due Friday, is expected to show a gain of 190,000.
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Europe’s Fed Problem
The European Central Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates on Thursday. But how low it can go may ultimately depend on the Federal Reserve.
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E.C.B. Is Likely to Leapfrog the Fed on Interest Rate Cuts
With eurozone inflation falling, the European Central Bank has signaled it is ready to lower rates this week, diverging from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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PCE Inflation, the Fed’s Preferred Gauge, Remained Flat in April
The Federal Reserve has been waiting for firmer evidence that rapid price increases are behind it.
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Inflation Remains Steady, With Signs of Further Cooling
The Federal Reserve has been waiting for firmer evidence that rapid price increases are behind it.
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Fed Minutes Show Officials Were Wary About Inflation at May Meeting
Federal Reserve policymakers were still willing to raise rates if the economy surprised them, notes from their most recent meeting suggested.
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Rent Is Harder to Handle and Inflation Is a Burden, a Fed Financial Survey Finds
The Federal Reserve’s 2023 survey on household financial well-being found Americans excelling in the job market but struggling with prices.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Consumer Watchdog’s Funding
A decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions.
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Despite Inflation Concerns, Markets Keep Rising
Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic set records as investors foresee interest rates moving in one direction: down.