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When politics interferes with the central bank’s ability to set monetary policy, inflation tends to be the result.
The consumer price index fell a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in March, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.4%, down from 2.8 ...
Policymakers and economists say the latest data is only a temporary reprieve as tariffs could stoke higher inflation.
Inflation slowed in March as gasoline, used car prices dropped. Trump paused many of his largest tariffs for 90 days but ...
Inflation slowed dramatically in March, even though Trump had warned he'd be imposing additional tariffs.
Christopher J. Waller argued that the effect of tariffs on prices could be short-lived, but he warned about a bigger hit to ...
March inflation hits a 4-year low at 2.4%, driven by energy prices and durable goods. Click for my full review of the latest ...
Additionally, the "core" CPI — a measure that strips out food and energy prices, which can be volatile — fell from 3.1% to ...
Most of the questions on a seven-item financial literacy quiz involve elementary math. Only 4% of Americans got all seven right.
NEWARK, NJ - New Jerseyans woke up to an unsettling message from U.S. Senator Cory Booker this morning, blaming President ...