Inflation (Economics) – Page 2

Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation and Slower Growth

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, says the central bank’s “obligation” is to ensure that a “one-time increase in the price level does not become an ongoing inflation problem.”

By Colby Smith

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The Job Market Has Been Resilient. The Trade War Could Be Its Undoing.

The U.S. economy has largely withstood inflation and high interest rates. But tariffs could bring new price increases and put a damper on hiring.

By Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

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Trump’s Tariffs Make the Fed’s Interest Rate Decisions Tougher

Tariffs risk slowing growth and making inflation stickier, a tricky combination for the central bank as it debates what to do about interest rates.

By Colby Smith

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Stocks Fall as Inflation Anxiety Dampens Mood on Wall Street

The S&P 500 index dipped as investors weighed new hotter-than-expected inflation data and braced for President Trump’s next round of tariffs.

By Danielle Kaye