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Fed's Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe the U.S. central bank should cut ...
Fed’s Waller says labor market is weaker than it looks, justifying interest-rate cut this month
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday laid out the argument he is going to make in two weeks to his central ...
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How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of ...
Fed Gov. Waller Makes the Case for Cutting Interest Rates in 2 Weeks
The speech comes as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the Fed to lower borrowing costs. Trump has repeatedly ...
Fed's Kugler: No rate cut for some time as tariffs pass through to prices
The U.S. Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates "for some time" as the impact of Trump administration tariffs begin ...
Fed's Kugler backs holding rates, citing goods inflation from tariffs
Rising tariff-related price pressures justify keeping interest rates on hold for now, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler ...
Tariffs, Inflation, And Policy
Tariff revenues surged dramatically, yet so far, there’s been minimal impact on CPI or core goods inflation. Click here for ...
Tariffs and Interest Rates Squeeze Construction Budgets
New tariffs on key building materials and persistently high interest rates are squeezing project budgets and increasing costs for the US construction industry.
Inflation accelerated in June as the Fed weighs the impact of tariffs in rate cut timing
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to ...
Higher Tariffs Would Likely Spur ECB to Further Cut Rates
Larger U.S. tariffs on imports from the EU would further weaken already anemic growth in the eurozone, likely prompting the ...
Exclusive-Tariff Threat Complicates ECB's July Decision but Won't Derail Pause to Rate Cuts, Sources Say
Barclays analysts predicted a lowering of the ECB's deposit rate to just 1% by next March from 2% now if the U.S. imposes an ...
Inflation is finally supposed to show a tariff-related increase. The Fed still might cut interest rates anyway.
Where’s all the inflation from the Trump trade wars? So far, the evidence really hasn’t shown up — but many economists say it ...