Wholesale prices rose more than expected in September despite Federal Reserve efforts to control inflation, according to a report Wednesday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The producer price inde...
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Consumer inflation and spending expectations show sharp decline
A gasoline nozzle pumps gas into a vehicle in Los Angeles, California on August 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Inflation expectations and the outlook for household spending growth fe...
Fed’s Evans says fighting inflation is the top priority even if that means job losses
Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said the central bank is holding fast in its commitment to bring down inflation even if it means people losing their jobs. Speaking three weeks before t...
ARK’s Cathie Wood issues open letter to the Fed, saying it is risking an economic ‘bust’
Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO, and CIO of ARK Invest, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, May 2, 2022. David Swanson | Reuters The Federal Reserve likely is...
September job gains affirm that the Fed has a long way to go in inflation fight
The Go! Go! Curry restaurant has a sign in the window reading “We Are Hiring” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 8, 2022. Brian Snyder | Reuters September’s jobs report provided both ...
Jobs report September 2022:
Job growth fell just short of expectations in September and the unemployment rate declined despite efforts by the Federal Reserve to slow the economy, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm pay...
Friday’s jobs report could be a case where good news isn’t really good
A worker takes a panini sandwich off a grill at a restaurant in the Union Market district in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors are closely watc...
ADP jobs report September 2022:
The U.S. labor market showed strength in September, with private companies adding more jobs than expected, payroll services firm ADP reported Wednesday. Businesses added 208,000 for the month, better ...
JOLTS August 2022:
The level of job openings plunged by more than a million in August, providing a potential early sign that the massive U.S. labor gap is beginning to close. Available positions totaled 10.05 million fo...
Inflation accelerated even more than expected in August
Inflation in August was stronger than expected despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring down prices, according to data Friday that the central bank follows closely. The personal consumptio...
Fed Vice Chair Brainard warns against retreating from inflation fight prematurely
U.S. Federal Reserve board member Lael Brainard speaks after she was nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s ...
Jobless claims hit five-month low despite Fed’s efforts to slow labor market
A person arranges groceries in El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., August 19, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters Initial filings for unemployment claims fell last we...
Rates raised by three-quarters of a percentage point
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised benchmark interest rates by another three-quarters of a percentage point and indicated it will keep hiking well above the current level. In its quest to bring d...
Here’s everything the Federal Reserve is expected to do today
Construction workers outside the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Building, photographed on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images There’...
Retail sales August 2022:
People shop at a 99 Cents retail store in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., July 13, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Retail sales numbers were better than expected in August as price increas...
Producer price index August 2022:
The prices that producers receive for goods and services declined in August, a mild respite from inflation pressures that are threatening to send the U.S. economy into recession. The producer price in...
Inflation isn’t just about fuel costs anymore, as price increases broaden across the economy
A person shops in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in New York City, June 10, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters For the better part of a year, the inflation narrative among many economis...
Inflation rose 0.1% in August even with sharp drop in gas prices
Inflation rose more than expected in August as rising shelter and food costs offset a drop in gas prices, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The consumer price index, which tracks a broa...
Falling gas prices are raising hopes that inflation is slowing, New York Fed survey shows
People shop at a supermarket in Montebello, California, on August 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Lower gas prices are raising optimism that inflation is on the decline, according to ...
Fed’s Waller sees ‘significant’ rate hike this month, backs data-dependent approach
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday echoed recent sentiments from his colleagues, saying he expects a big interest rate increase later this month. He also said policymakers should st...
Fed Chair Powell vows to raise rates to fight inflation ‘until the job is done’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in an appearance Thursday emphasized the importance of getting inflation down now before the public gets too used to higher prices and comes to expect them as th...
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live in Q&A at the Cato Institute
[The stream is slated to start at 9:10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Thursday morning in a question-and...
Fed Vice Chair Brainard vows ‘we are in this for as long as it takes’ to stop inflation
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard vowed Wednesday to press the fight against inflation that she said is hurting lower-income Americans the most. That will mean more interest rate increases and ...
Market bracing for another three-quarter point hike from the Fed this month
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Traders are now seeing a near-certainty that the Fede...
August 2022 jobs report:
Nonfarm payrolls rose solidly in August amid an otherwise slowing economy, while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more workers rejoined the labor force, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported F...
Jobless claims total 232,000, the lowest level in two months
Initial filings for unemployment insurance fell to their lowest level since late June last week, a sign that the labor market is resilient amid a slowing economy. Claims totaled 232,000 for the week e...
Private payrolls grew by just 132,000 in August
A hiring sign is seen in a cafe as the U.S. Labor Department released its July employment report, in Manhattan, New York City, August 5, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Companies sharply slowed the pace ...
JOLTS July 2022:
A “Now Hiring” sign is posted at a Home Depot store on August 05, 2022 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images There were nearly 1 million more job openings than expected...
Fed’s Mester sees benchmark rate above 4% and no cuts at least through 2023
Loretta Mester at Jackson Hole, Wyoming David A. Grogan | CNBC Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Wednesday she sees interest rates rising considerably higher before the central b...
Fed’s Williams pushes back on expectations of a rate cut next year
John Williams, chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks at an event in New York, November 6, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters New York Federal Reserve President John Willia...
Fed rate hikes won’t curb inflation if spending stays high, paper says
John C. Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Lael Brainard, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and Jerome Powell, chair of...
Watch Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak live at Jackson Hole
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a speech at the central bank’s ...