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Fed, Trump and Inflation

Fed's Kugler Says Tariff-Driven Inflation Should Leave the Fed on Pause

Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler said the Fed should hold interest rates steady for a while to come, because new trade barriers are likely to spark more inflation in the months ahead. Speaking at a housing conference in Washington,

POLITICO on MSN · 2d

Trump tariffs push up inflation despite pressure on Fed to cut rates

The White House has been trumpeting the absence of tariff-related price hikes as a sign that the president’s agenda is succeeding.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

PPI: Wholesale inflation unchanged in June, Trump tariffs impact unclear

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday that wholesale prices didn't change in June, making predictions of tariff-boosted inflation murky.

Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Likely Stalled

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Fed's inflation fears start to be realized with June CPI increase

Rising prices across an array of goods from coffee to audio equipment to home furnishings pulled inflation higher.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Likely Stalled in June

The core inflation metric tracked by the Federal Reserve will likely come in at 2.7% or 2.8% for June, versus 2.7% in May, according to a batch of Wall Street estimates out today. That would mean no more progress toward the Fed's 2% target,

TheStreet on MSN · 1d

June inflation numbers reset Fed interest rate cut expectations

That’s partly because tariff-sparked inflation rose higher in June than in May year-over-year. 💵💰Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter💰💵 The Federal Open Meeting Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve Bank will vote later this month on how monetary policy will react to the updated inflation data.

Fed, Trump and Independent

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 27m

The Global Risks That Come With the Loss of an Independent Fed

Low rates can also inflate financial markets. Investors, unable to generate strong returns in safe assets, such as short-term Treasury notes, will move into progressively higher-risk assets, where returns are higher, but so is the danger of steep losses.

Politico · 1d

Why Some Trump Allies Want to Protect the Fed’s Independence

The president keeps threatening to fire Jerome Powell. There are reasons beyond market reaction why he might regret following through.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

President Trump is preparing to fire the Fed chair

President Trump asked Republican lawmakers how they felt about firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and they expressed approval for the firing, the people said. It remains to be seen if Trump will follow through on the threat.

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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 ...

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Why won’t the Fed cut rates in July? Its favorite inflation gauge is telling it not to.

The inflation gauge the Federal Reserve relies on most to decide whether to raise or lower U.S. interest rates is likely to ...

Top Fed Official Backs July Rate Cut as Trump Ramps Up Pressure

Christopher Waller, a potential contender to be the next chair of the central bank, said the Federal Reserve should not wait ...

Hotter Inflation In June Will Likely Keep Fed Monetary Policy Steady For The Near Term

What is clear is that the current 4.33% median Fed funds target rate remains well above the inflation trend. Even after the ...

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Why is Trump unhappy with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and what does the Federal Reserve do?

President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell — whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair — earlier this week, ...

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Federal Reserve’s Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting

A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, ...

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Inflation Crushes Hopes That Federal Reserve Will Cut Interest Rates in July

Some investors had clung to a bit of hope that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates at its next meeting on July 30.

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What could happen to HELOC rates now that inflation is rising again?

With June's inflation reading coming in hotter than the month prior, the Fed is under renewed pressure to maintain its ...

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