Category: Inflation (Economics)

European Central Bank Cuts Rates as Trade War Weighs on the Economy

It was the eighth rate cut in the past year as officials try to steer Europe’s economy through “exceptional” uncertainty.
U.S. Is Trimming Back Its Collection of Consumer Price Data

The cutbacks would have “minimal impact,” the government said, but economists warned of reduced confidence in inflation data produced by a struggling statistical system.
PCE Inflation Stayed Subdued in April Amid Trump’s Tariff Limbo

The Federal Reserve has put interest rate cuts on hold until it has more clarity about President Trump’s policies.
Trump Meets With Powell After Months of Disparaging the Fed

Jerome H. Powell stressed in his first meeting since the president returned to the White House that policy decisions would be “based solely on careful, objective and nonpolitical analysis.”
Fed ‘Well Positioned’ to Wait on Rate Cuts Even as Economic Risks Rise, Minutes Show

Officials at the Federal Reserve have adopted a wait-and-see approach to policy moves amid extreme uncertainty about the economic outlook.
The Republican Tax Bill Could Sharply Slow E.V. Sales

The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.
Market Jitters Over a ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill

Investors burned by President Trump’s trade fight now have to contend with a spending megabill that risks swelling the federal deficit.
The ‘Sell America’ Trade Makes a Comeback

Investors sold stocks and bonds after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating, potentially complicating negotiations around Republicans’ tax plan.
U.S. Inflation Mild Ahead of Expected Jump From Tariffs

Economists and policymakers are bracing for inflation to re-accelerate as companies adapt to President Trump’s trade war.
Inside the U.S.-China Trade Cease-Fire

Global markets are rallying on optimism over Washington and Beijing reaching a major, if temporary, détente in their tariff fight.
Are We Headed for Recession? Economists Look Everywhere for Signs.

Mainstream measures have been slow to detect the impact of tariffs and uncertainty, leaving economists to scour earnings calls and private-sector data sources.
Consumers Are Pulling Back, Spooked by Tariff-Related Price Increases

Executives at several companies that sell popular products have recently pointed to signs of wariness among shoppers.