Inflation (Economics) – Page 9

Bracing for a Fed Pullback on Interest Rates

Wall Street sees the central bank cutting interest rates on Wednesday. But growing worries about inflation are adding to investor uncertainty about its policy agenda for 2025.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

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Jerome Powell and the Fed Head for Another Collision with Trump

Rates may not come down as much or as quickly as had been expected, just as Trump — a self-declared “low-rate guy” — returns to the White House.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Trump Backs a Longshoremen’s Union That Supported Him

President-elect Donald J. Trump is supporting the International Longshoremen’s Association, which could strike soon if it doesn’t reach a deal on automation with employers.

By Peter Eavis

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The Fed Is Stuck Fighting the Last War

Mired in a battle to contain surging prices, the central bank also needs to be nimble enough for the economic downturns to come, our columnist says.

By Jeff Sommer

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