Tag: Inflation (Economics)
Fed Officials Make It Clear: This Time Is Different
Federal Reserve officials are preparing to pull back their economic help as inflation remains stubbornly high and the labor market…
Inflation and Deficits Don’t Dim the Appeal of U.S. Bonds
Looking Ahead, and to the PastWhat would have to happen for these rock-bottom borrowing costs to rise significantly? There could…
Inflation Continued to Run Hot and Consumer Spending Fell in December
“Overall wage growth, on a nominal basis, is still pretty strong,” said Omair Sharif, the founder of Inflation Insights, referring…
U.S. Economy Grew 1.7% in 4th Quarter, Capping a Strong Year
Even so, the average business owner “sees a very strong environment right now,” said Oren Klachkin, the lead economist for…
Fed Signals Rate Increase in March, Citing Inflation and Strong Job Market
Federal Reserve officials signaled on Wednesday that they were on track to raise interest rates in March, given that inflation…
Why Critics Fear the Fed’s Policy Shift May Prove Late and Abrupt
That caused the Fed to change course late last year — and to do so fairly abruptly.“Inflation really popped up…