Declines in overall inflation rates may bring comfort to consumers, but central bankers are still wary of drivers of persistently high prices.
Category: Inflation (Economics)
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Investing When Your Time Horizon Is Short
Cut back on stock and bond holdings, and focus on money market funds, C.D.s, Treasury bills and other options that are now offering high yields, our columnist says.
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I.M.F. Sees World Economy ‘Bottoming Out’ in 2023
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, predicts that a global recession can be avoided.
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Inflation Is Slowing, Good News for American Consumers and the Fed
Consumer Price Index inflation moderated to 6.5 percent in December, helping Fed officials to lean toward slower rate moves.
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Inflation slowed last month thanks to cheaper fuel and airfares.
The Consumer Price Index slowed, climbing 6.5 percent in December, helping Fed officials to lean toward slower rate moves.
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Investors Look to Corporate Reports With Low Expectations
As companies prepare to publish their latest financial results, Wall Street forecasters expect profits to fall for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.
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Fed President Backs Slowdown as Support Mounts for Smaller Rate Move
Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said she was leaning toward a quarter-point move at the central bank’s Feb. 1 meeting.
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Powell Says Fed ‘Will Not Be’ a Climate Policymaker
In a speech on Federal Reserve independence, Chair Jerome H. Powell emphasized that climate change should be addressed by elected officials.
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The Week in Business: Slowing Job Growth
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency executive, pleads not guilty to an array of charges. A bumpy road ahead for Tesla. And the latest inflation figures are coming out.
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US Employers Added 223,000 jobs in December
The Federal Reserve’s moves to cool the economy with higher interest rates seem to be taking gentle hold. Wage growth lost momentum.
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Eurozone Inflation Eases on Lower Energy Prices
The rate of price increases in countries using the euro slowed to 9.2 percent in December, down from 10.1 percent a month earlier.
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Even a Soft Landing for the Economy May Be Uneven
Small businesses and lower-income families could feel pinched in the months ahead whether or not a recession is avoided this year.