Where Inflation Stands as the Federal Reserve Meets
The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate of promoting maximum employment and stable prices, which it tries to foster by ...
The Fed's Interest Rate Cuts Foreshadowed the Stock Market Correction, and Here's What Might Happen Next
By law, the U.S. Federal Reserve has two primary mandates. First, it aims to keep the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of ...
The Dot Plot, Explained: Understanding How the Fed Forecasts
It’s almost certainly the most closely scrutinized scatter chart in financial markets. Every three months since January 2012, ...
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CPI inflation cools slightly; Fed pause likely to remain
In a positive sign for the economy, headline inflation slowed in February. But the reading alone likely is not enough to ...
February CPI: Inflation Remains Controlled But Elevated Above Target Levels
CPI shows softer-than-expected price rises, easing stagflation concerns. Key inflation drivers were shelter & insurance.
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The Fed's Interest Rate Cuts Foreshadowed the Stock Market Correction, and Here's What Might Happen Next
The Fed adjusts the federal funds rate (overnight interest rates) to influence economic activity when the CPI and unemployment ... However, the below chart undeniably shows that periods of high ...
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CPI inflation cools slightly; Fed pause likely to remain
Despite the better-than-expected CPI report, the Federal Open Market Committee is unlikely to change its benchmark federal funds rate at next week's meeting. Fed officials have been in wait-and ...