Daly says rate cuts should be gradual, patient Fed may hold policy tighter due to elevated inflation risks Trump's trade policy uncertainty has not slowed economic growth April 18 (Reuters ...

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“The level of tariff increases announced so far is significantly larger than anticipated, and the same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and ...

Jerome H. Powell warned that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to a “challenging scenario” for the central bank. transcript Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, stressed ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed concern over achieving the central bank’s dual mandate as tariffs are likely to drive inflation higher while weakening economic growth. His comments ...

Survey measures of longer-term inflation expectations, for the most part, appear to remain well anchored as well. 00:37 Speaker A Market-based break-evens continue to run close to 2%.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that trade policies pursued by the Trump administration will create challenges for the central bank to meet its job and inflation mandates ...

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation eased to 2.6 per cent for the month, from 2.8 per cent in February, after drops in the price of petrol and computer games. It marks the second ...

The rate of rising prices - inflation - has eased for the second month in a row, official figures show. In March, prices rose at an annual rate of 2.6%, far slower than the 11% inflation peak seen ...

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When it raises the rate — which it does to cool the economy and combat inflation — it can weaken the economy and cause job losses. Economists have long preferred independent central banks ...