It will be difficult for the Federal Reserve to rein in inflation fully if shelter costs continue to run hot.
Category: Inflation (Economics)
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Markets Slide After Unexpectedly Strong Inflation Report
Stocks fell and bond yields jumped as investors reassessed when the Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates.
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Price of Gold Sets Series of Record Highs, Usually a Sign of Unease
The move has puzzled Wall Street, as it comes as the outlook for the economy has improved and inflation has generally cooled.
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USPS Proposes Another Stamp Price Increase
If a regulatory body approves, a nearly 8 percent rise in postage will take effect in July. It would be the latest of several price hikes since 2021.
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Why Oil Prices Have Been Rising Recently
The increase this year, prompted by geopolitical worries and supply constraints, has sent gasoline prices higher and could hamper efforts to tame inflation.
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Wall Street’s Big Rethink on Interest Rate Cuts
Investors see Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report as a pivotal report card on inflation and the Federal Reserve’s next move.
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Higher for Longer After All? Investors See Fed Rates Falling More Slowly.
Investors went into 2024 expecting the Federal Reserve to cut rates sharply. Stubborn inflation and quick growth call that into question.
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JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon Issues an Economic Warning
The JPMorgan Chase chief executive used his annual letter to shareholders to flag that higher-for-longer inflation, uncertain growth prospects and widening political divisions.
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New Questions on How a Key Agency Shared Inflation Data
A government economist had regular contact with “super users” in finance, records show, at a time when such information keenly interests investors.
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Rising Oil Prices Reignite Inflation Fears
The price of Brent crude rose to a six-month high on Friday, a potential dose of bad news for central bankers and for the White House.
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Counting Inflation, the Stock Market May Have Hit a Peak
But Robert Shiller, the Nobel laureate, says valuations adjusted for high inflation suggest stock returns for the next decade are likely to be modest.