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Donald Trump is pressuring the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates following a favorable inflation report, arguing that the current base rate is too high with a modest 2.3% annual CPI increase. However,
Federal Reserve vice chairman Philip Jefferson said Wednesday that if the tariffs already unveiled by President Trump are sustained, it will cause "at least" a temporary increase in inflation. There are signs in the recent data of progress on inflation,
The Federal Reserve is trying to decipher whiplash tariff rollouts and pullbacks that have stirred panic on Wall Street and caused challenges for businesses to plan. That has prompted officials to
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Trump has argued that inflation is down before. While it's steadily ebbed in recent years, prices are still rising faster than the Fed would like.
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Investors eye more trade deals, updates from President Trump’s trip to the Middle East and fresh consumer inflation data after U.S. stocks soared Monday as investors celebrated major progress on U.S.-China trade talks.
US wholesale prices sank in April, logging their biggest monthly drop since Covid stifled the economy, as tariffs put a squeeze on profit margins, according to new data released Thursday.