Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday suggested that interest rate
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled policymakers will wait longer
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled policymakers will wait longer
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled policymakers will wait longer
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled policymakers will wait longer than previously anticipated to cut interest rates following a series of surprisingly high inflation readings.
US central banker says ‘recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence’ that inflation coming fully under controlThe Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, cautioned on Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will probably delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates.“Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that inflation is coming fully under control and “instead indicate that it’s likely to take...
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WASHINGTON >> Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned today that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates.
U.S. economic growth in the first quarter fell below the Federal Reserve's estimates of the economy's long-run potential for the first time in nearly two years, but the signs of slowing were accompanied with fast inflation that, if sustained, would pose a particular dilemma for the central bank.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back to the central bank’s goal, pointing to the further unlikelihood that interest rate cuts are in the offing anytime soon. Speaking to a policy forum focused on U.S.-Canada economic relations, Powell said that while inflation continues to make its way lower, it hasn’t moved quickly enough, and the current state of policy should remain intact. “More recent data shows...
Powell said that while inflation continues to make its way lower, the
For two years, trade unions have been working to close the gap between inflation and income with high wage increase demands. But inflation is still high, and that gap is widening again, Rabobank economist Hugo Erken told AD. Wages will have to rise by over 4 percent in the coming months to make up for the loss of purchasing power.