Costlier vehicles and repairs are pushing premiums higher even as the increase in U.S. consumer prices is tapering overall.
Category: Federal Reserve System
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Rents Are Falling. So Why Isn’t That Showing Up in Inflation Data?
Pandemic disruptions may have muddled the measurement of home prices in government data. That could complicate the Fed’s course on interest rates.
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Fed Minutes Show Embrace of Inflation Progress but No Hurry to Cut Rates
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 30-31 meeting showed policymakers thought that risks of an inflation pickup had “diminished.”
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U.S. Economy: Has an Era of Increased Productivity Returned?
The last time the U.S. economy was posting surprising economic growth numbers was 1994. Economists see parallels that make them think it could happen again.
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Wall Street Is Already Placing Bets on the Biden-Trump Rematch
Traders and strategists are thinking about all the ways that November’s election could alter the mood in markets.
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A Hot CPI Report Forces a Rethink of Chances of a Soft Landing
Worries of higher-for-longer interest rates have grown since Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index report.
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Inflation Was Higher Than Expected in January, a Worrying Sign for the Fed
Overall prices cooled slightly from a year ago, but the report included worrying signs for the Federal Reserve.
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Latest CPI Report Is a Crucial Inflation Report Card
Investors and the White House will pore over the latest Consumer Price Index report for clues on prices — and potential interest rate cuts.
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‘Zombie Offices’ Spell Trouble for Some Banks
Bank tremors serve as a reminder: Just because a crisis hasn’t hit immediately doesn’t mean commercial real estate pain isn’t coming.
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Banks Sue Regulators Over Anti-Redlining Rule
A new lawsuit says federal agencies overstepped their authority in a rule forcing banks to do business in underserved communities.
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The Jobs Conundrum: Questions About Wages Persist
The latest data on jobs and wages are positive on the surface, but a large group of voters are still downbeat about the state of the economy.