A Federal Reserve Governor urged policymakers to complicate the relationship between inflation and unemployment in the 2025 Whittington Lecture at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public ...

When economists and policymakers talk about the health of the economy, inflation and unemployment are two of the most important economic indicators they follow. While they’re not directly related, ...

If the unemployment rate goes up and people cut back on shopping, and wages in general stagnate as more people are looking for jobs, could that offset any tariff-driven driven inflation or inflation ...

Inflation still lies somewhat above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal after slowing significantly since its spring 2022 peak. Analysis shows that two labor market indicators—the ratios of job vacancies to ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and former Chair Ben Bernanke discussed monetary policy, inflation, and the economy. Here they address the ...

A loosening labour market acts as a gravitational force on prices. Wage pressure fades, consumption becomes selective and ...

Jason Furman errs in relying on a supposed Phillips curve trade-off between inflation and unemployment in his op-ed “The Fed Can Take Its Time Taming Inflation” (June 17). A plot of inflation and ...

The Fed cut the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points on September 18. The Fed’s twin mandate, keeping inflation under control and aiming for low unemployment is really in the service of the American ...

SGOV is only a good investment if we can safely assume its yield will be above the inflation rate, which has been the case since 2022. The market is bracing for a total 50-75 bps rate cut over the ...