James Bullard, who leads the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, appeared at a Citigroup forum last week in Washington. Reporters were not invited.

Federal Reserve officials are barreling toward another three-quarter-point increase in November, and they may decide to do more next year.

The Federal Reserve was rocked by scandal over trading by three of its officials. Now, the head of the Atlanta Fed is reporting undisclosed transactions.

Inflation rose quickly in September and a key measure accelerated to the fastest pace since 1982, underlining the persistence of price increases.

Here’s what to know from the Consumer Price Index report for September.

Minutes from the Fed’s September meeting showed many were more worried about doing too little to control inflation than too much.