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Fed Begins Easing Cycle, But Inflation Keeps Policy in Play The Fed’s cut was fully priced ahead of last week’s decision. However, Chair Powell offered no forward guidance, citing uncertainty around inflation. The July core PCE index rose 2.9% year-over-year, the highest since February, and remains well above the Fed’s 2.0% target. The updated Summary of Economic Projections showed inflation …

Here Comes an Inflation Update. Plus Micron, Costco, AutoZone, Firefly, and More Stocks to Watch This Week.  Barron’s Fed’s Powell, Miran set to speak with stocks at record highs: What to watch this week  Yahoo Finance What to Expect in Markets This Week: Inflation Data; Fed Speakers; Earnings from Micron, Costco  Investopedia Wall Street week ahead: Investors’ focus on PCE inflation, home sales, …

Key Takeaways The Fed’s preferred inflation measure is due on Friday, as well as the latest GDP update, home sales data, and September consumer sentiment earlier in the week. Several Fed officials will deliver remarks in the wake of the central bank’s move last week to cut interest rates for the first time this year. Micron, Costco, AutoZone and CarMax …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington  —  President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs aren’t boosting inflation, so interest rates should be lowered quickly to prevent America’s labor market from deteriorating, Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Friday in his first public comments as a monetary policymaker. The Fed on Wednesday announced a quarter-point rate cut, the first reduction in nine months, in …

A shop staff works in a shop at the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate steady at 0.5% on Friday, in line with the forecast from a Reuters poll …

The Fed Has No Good Options as Hiring Wobbles and Inflation Picks Up  The New York Times Opinion | Welcome to the era of stagflation-lite  The Washington Post VIDEO: US economy is on the brink. Here’s why  Australian Broadcasting Corporation The US economy has come down with a case of early-onset stagflation  CNN As US edges closer to stagflation, economists blame Trump policies  The Guardian …

Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter Getty Images UK interest rates have been held at 4% as the Bank of England governor warned “we’re not out of the woods yet” in terms of rising inflation. Analysts had not expected interest rates, which influence borrowing costs and returns on savings, to be cut given that prices are rising at nearly twice the Bank’s target …

How do interest rates affect me?published at 12:51 BST 12:51 BST Michael RaceSenior business and economics reporter Image source, PA Media It’s the main question we all ask, but the answers depend on your individual circumstances. Broadly speaking though, when rates are increased, borrowing becomes more expensive and returns on savings go up. The opposite happens when rates are lowered. …

Fed rate decision updates: Powell warns on inflation, says immigration weighing on employment  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Crisis-era level job anxiety and inflation couldn’t deter consumers  Axios Will US Consumers Save the Economy?  Tualatin Life Cooling Wages Cast a Shadow: Economic Recovery at Risk as Consumer Spending Slows  FinancialContent Traders resurrected the long dead “confidence fairy,” and it’s juicing consumption despite the tariffs  Sherwood News Consumer Weakness and Inflation Risk: Economic Warning Signs Ahead  Discovery Alert Source link