Trump, insisting that "there is no inflation," has been trying to force the Fed to slash short-term interest rates to 1% or even lower. Powell and a majority of the Fed's board, arguing that inflation ...

Inflation and the EconomyInflation is one of the most important and frequently discussed economic topics. Economists, ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, 1995 was a year of growth. For the first time in six years, households experienced an annual increase in real median income, growing from $33,178 to ...

Early last year, President Donald Trump rolled out the highest tariff rates in more than a century, promising that they would ...

We continue to believe that 2–3 rate cuts are likely warranted to keep real rates near 100 basis points, given inflation’s ...

When it comes to inflation, the official data tell one story. The experience of people often tells another.

The government's December price report showed the cost of food rising while inflation overall held steady. That could worsen ...

A spike in gasoline prices that has since reversed itself drove a lot of the increase in the report, which had been delayed ...

U.S. 10-year yields fell modestly in 2025 as real yields and inflation expectations eased. Read what investors need to know.

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Taken together, the mainstream consensus for 2026 is a “slow‑growth, cooling‑but‑not‑cold” economy: moderate real GDP growth, ...