The Federal Reserve

If Inflation Ticks Up, Forget About September Rate Cut

After the Federal Open market Committee met last week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell seemed to suggest that although interest rates…

1 month ago

Gift To Dems? Jerome Powell Suggests Fed May Cut Interest Rates Before Election Day

An interest rate cut at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in September is “on the table,” according to Federal…

2 months ago

What Will the Federal Reserve Do Now?

In June 2022, when the annual inflation rate peaked at 9.1%, the Federal Reserve began to raise interest rates. The…

3 months ago

Fed Holds Rates Steady As Americans Continue To Be Crushed By High Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would not change its benchmark federal funds rate despite recent changes in…

3 months ago

Fed Chair Disputes View That Economy Is Stalling

Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, told reporters Wednesday during a press conference that he does not believe that…

5 months ago

With CPI Up, Fed Must Now Raise Interest Rates

The Consumer Price Index for March was just released. The monthly CPI number indicated that overall consumer prices rose by…

5 months ago

Strong Jobs Data Means More Inflation, No Interest Rate Cuts

The U.S. economy added a whopping 303,000 jobs in March beating economists’ expectations of about 200,000 jobs. The unemployment rate…

5 months ago

The Outdated Fed Calendar Could Doom Trump’s Second Term Before It Even Starts

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that former President Donald Trump met with Art Laffer and Steve Moore, two…

6 months ago

One Missing Line From The Fed’s Big Statement Could Spell Trouble For The Economy

The Federal Reserve excluded one key line from its Wednesday interest rate decision announcement, indicating possible trouble in the ailing…

8 months ago

If Inflation Increases, Forget About Interest Rate Cuts

Recently, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that with the inflation rate falling and the labor market cooling, interest rates…

9 months ago

The Fed’s Shockingly Irresponsible Interest Rate Pause

For the second consecutive meeting, the Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates constant. Just as it did in…

11 months ago

Fed’s Rate Pause Contributes to Harmful Inflation Psychology

Once again, the Fed has eased up on its restrictive monetary policy too soon. Late last year the Fed stopped…

12 months ago

Jerome Powell Says An Economic ‘Soft Landing’ Is Not The Fed’s ‘Baseline Expectation’

An economic soft landing is not a baseline expectation for the Federal Reserve as it keeps interest rates high, according…

12 months ago

Coming: higher inflation, higher interest rates, labor strikes, wage/price spiral

On Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index for August will be released. It will show a significant increase in inflation, perhaps…

1 year ago

Latest data points to September interest rate hike

The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee will meet again later this month. The popular belief is that the Fed will…

1 year ago