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‘Purgatory:’ Fed officials left in limbo as tariffs complicate this week’s rate decision
The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst.
Fed policymakers meet as new data raises growth concerns, geopolitical risks rise
Federal Reserve officials met on Tuesday armed with new economic data that could give more weight to their concerns that ...
Traders focus on chance of just one 2025 Fed rate cut — or zero — due to tariffs, Mideast
Heightened uncertainty over tariffs, the direction of oil prices and their impacts on inflation is giving way to a risk that ...
Fed likely to keep rates steady amid trade war, Middle East conflict
The Federal Reserve looks set to maintain its pause on interest rate cuts at its meeting this week amid President Trump’s ...
Fed policymakers gather amid rising geopolitical risks, unclear tariff impact
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers will begin a two-day meeting on Tuesday with ...
Fed’s inflation fight isn’t over yet, says former No. 2 at central bank
Tariffs aren’t yet showing up in inflation data, but that doesn’t mean they won’t in the coming months, says Richard Clarida, ...
US Fed opens policy meeting, set to keep rates unchanged
While the Fed has started lowering the benchmark lending rate from recent highs as inflation cooled after the Covid-19 ...
Investors see stagflation ahead but slow interest rate cuts, CNBC Fed survey finds
Respondents continue to forecast weaker growth and higher inflation than they did at the beginning of the year.