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Category: Federal Reserve System
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Inflation Cooled Just Slightly, With Worrying Details
Consumer Price Index inflation has been slowing compared with a year ago, but evidence is mounting that it could be a long road back to normal.
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Stocks Slip as Inflation Story Gets More Complicated
The prospect of a drop in the pace of inflation has recently boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve will soon stop increasing interest rates.
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Biden Picks Lael Brainard to Lead National Economic Council
Lael Brainard, the Fed’s vice chair, will become a top economic adviser along with Jared Bernstein, who will head the Council of Economic Advisers.
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Inflation cooled annually, but the details are more worrying.
Consumer Price Index inflation has been slowing compared with a year ago, but the monthly figure picked back up in January.
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Real Interest Rates Are Moving Up, but Don’t Celebrate Yet
While markets are predicting that inflation will fall further, savings rates still aren’t keeping up with the prices we’re paying.
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As Biden Prepares to Tout Economy, Fed Chair Powell Takes a Cautious Tone
The White House has embraced signs that the economy is strong. For the Fed, that strength could prolong its fight against inflation.
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Strong hiring hints at more work ahead for the Fed, but wages cool.
The Fed is tracking incoming labor figures as it decides how high interest rates need to go and how long they should stay elevated.
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U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs in January.
The hefty hiring figures defied expectations and underscored the challenges facing the Federal Reserve, which is trying to cool the labor market in its effort to tame rapid inflation.