Stop the printing presses: Why the Fed should target a hard 2% inflation cap
The optimal target for inflation is a range, so that businesses are not discouraged from risk-taking and consumers are not ...
The Fed is set to hit the pause button on rate cuts, for now. Here's the impact on your money.
The Fed is expected to hold off on another rate cut at its Jan. 29 meeting. Here's what it means for your finances.
Data Update 4 For 2025: Interest Rates, Inflation And Central Banks
In this post, I will begin by looking at movements in treasury rates, across maturities, during 2024, and the resultant ...
Working Americans Turn to Food Banks as Fed Inflation Battle Drags On
Kersstin Eshak visits a food pantry in Loudoun County, Virginia to stretch her family’s budget. Eshak’s husband works at a ...
The Fed sent stocks spiraling after its last meeting, and now the central bank is expected to leave interest rates untouched on Wednesday
The Fed signaled as much at its last meeting in December, when the central bank delivered an interest cut, but hinted that it ...
Inflation Sped Up in December, a Fresh Challenge for the Fed
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging.