The Dollar Keeps Falling as ‘Safe Haven’ Status Is Questioned President Trump’s tariff blitz has rattled investors and shaken their faith in one of the most reliable and ubiquitous assets in the world economy.The U […]

Fed Under Pressure as Inflation Expectations Rise Federal Reserve officials have had one clear message since President Trump sharply escalated the global trade war this month. Keeping inflation expectations […]

Inflation Expected to Have Eased in March Policymakers and economists say the latest data is only a temporary reprieve as tariffs risk stoking higher inflation.Inflation likely cooled in March, a […]

Bond Sell Off Raises Questions About U.S. Safe Haven Status A sharp sell-off in U.S. government bond markets has sparked fears about the growing fallout from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs and retaliation by C […]

Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts Tariffs set to take effect this week risk stoking even higher inflation and slower growth than expected, complicating the central bank’s decisions on m […]

Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation and Slower Growth Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, warned that President Trump’s tariffs risk stoking even higher inflation and slower growth than initially e […]

Trump’s Tariffs Make the Fed’s Interest Rate Decisions Tougher Tariffs risk slowing growth and making inflation stickier, a tricky combination for the central bank as it debates what to do about interest rates.Until a […]

As Trump Stokes Uncertainty, the Fed Asks Businesses Where It Hurts The central bank’s outreach to companies has taken on new significance as the outlook for growth and inflation gets cloudier.Chris Bergen, who runs a c […]

Inflation Remained Sticky Ahead of Trump’s Escalating Trade War, PCE Data Shows The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure showed underlying price pressures persisting in February.Americans hoping for some relief on inflation s […]

Why the Fed’s Job May Get a Lot More Difficult President Trump’s plans risk stoking inflation and denting growth, an undesirable combination that economists warn could lead to much tougher trade-offs f […]

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, but Trump’s Tariffs Could Slow Inflation Progress The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday for a second straight meeting. The March meeting was the central bank’s most direct a […]

What to watch at the Fed meeting. The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key rate steady on Wednesday, after a series of cuts that lowered rates by a full percentage point last […]

The Fed’s Projections: How to Read Them Like a Pro Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to release their first set of economic projections this year, alongside their interest rate decision, on Wednesday. […]

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s March Meeting A new set of economic projections will provide the latest view of how central bankers think President Trump’s agenda will affect the economy.The Federal R […]

An Uncertain Economic Moment Poses a Big Test for the Fed The U.S. central bank prepares to meet under a cloud of concern about the economic hit from President Trump’s tariffs.Just days after President Trump won t […]

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Drops as Inflation Anxiety Soars Policy uncertainty and tariff whiplash are making consumers less confident about the economic outlook and more worried about inflation, new data from the […]

Fed Governor Michelle Bowman Is Trump’s Pick for Wall Street’s Top Cop If confirmed, she is likely to usher in a more hands-off approach to financial regulation than her predecessor’s.President Trump has tapped Michelle W. B […]

U.S. Inflation Eased More Than Expected in February Inflation eased more than expected in February, a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve as it grapples with the prospect of higher prices and slower growth […]

High government debt is seen as stoking inflation, research shows. European Union leaders have been clear that they want to negotiate with the United States on trade to avoid a full-blown conflict. But with no deal in […]

U.S. Inflation Report Expected to Show Stubbornly High Prices in February Inflation is expected to have stayed stubbornly high in February, an unwelcome sign for the Federal Reserve as it grapples with the prospect of a sharp […]