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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,

American Banker · 1h

Fed officials say inflation reports confirm tariff concerns

Monetary policymakers have held off on lower interest rates for months, citing the risk of tariff-induced inflation. Several now say this week's CPI and PPI reports confirmed their suspicions.

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.

Fed, inflation and June

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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.

Seeking Alpha · 22h

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 acceleration in consumer prices in June, the policy rate is roughly 1.4 percentage points above headline CPI’s one-year change – close to the biggest gap post-pandemic.

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,

Trump calls it ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Fed chair Powell

USA TODAY · 2h

What would happen if President Trump fired Jerome Powell? What Fed change could mean in Tennessee

While Trump may be denying reports he will fire Powell, reports tell a different story. Here's what Tennesseans need to know about Powell and the Fed.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Trump keeps everyone guessing on Powell's fate

The president floated the idea of firing the Fed chief to lawmakers, then said such a move was "very unlikely."

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

US stocks swing as Trump says he discussed firing the Federal Reserve's chair

U.S. stocks are shaky on Wednesday as President Donald Trump said he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. Such a move could help Wall Street get lower interest rates,

The Fed Should Cut Rates in July, Waller Says

A Federal Reserve governor seen as a candidate to succeed Chair Jerome Powell laid out his strongest case yet for a rate cut ...

2don MSN

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 ...

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 ...

6hon MSN

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 ...

2hon MSN

Does an independent Federal Reserve really matter? Experts explain.

“It’s by now widely agreed, almost all over the world: If you leave monetary policy in political hands, you’ll get too much ...

4hon MSN

Can Trump fire the Fed Chair? He’s building a $2.5 billion excuse

The Federal Reserve is an independent organization, meant to be insulated from politics, and the Supreme Court suggested this ...

1don MSN

Rupee falls as US inflation jitters dent Fed rate cut bets, hoist dollar

The Indian rupee fell on Wednesday as the latest U.S. inflation report showed that tariffs were beginning to feed into prices ...

1don MSN

Former NEC Director Gary Cohn on state of the economy, Trump's tariff agenda & Fed's inflation fight

Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former National Economic Council Director under President Trump, joins 'Squawk Box' to ...

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