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Federal Reserve, Powell and inflation

With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while also lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday.

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Trump says inflation is ‘defeated’ and the Fed has cut rates, yet prices remain too high for many

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Powell says no 'risk-free' path as Fed weighs rate cut amid shutdown

Fed, Paulson and Inflation

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Fed’s Paulson Doesn’t Expect Sustained Inflation

So long as expectations are anchored, increases in prices due to supply effects do not turn into an inflation problem. Going beyond the theory. The data so far have largely been consistent with this view.

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Federal Reserve Can Look Through Tariff-Driven Inflation, Fed’s Paulson Says

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Fed's Paulson says Fed would react to burst of inflation

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Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed’s Powell says

A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year.

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Fed's Powell addresses economy pulled between risks to growth, jobs and prices

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Fed's Paulson anticipates more rate cuts to support job market

Good Budget and inflation news needed for the Bank of England to cut again this year

Last year’s Budget ultimately boosted inflation through measures such as increases to vehicle excise duty, a rise in employers’ national insurance contributions and a higher national minimum wage. If Reeves makes reducing inflation a priority, the 2025 Budget will not feature these or other measures that raise consumer prices.

ECB’s Makhlouf Says Inflation Above 2% Is Bigger Risk Than Below That Threshold

European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf dismissed concerns about inflation dropping below the 2% target, saying he’s actually more worried that it will come in above that threshold.

Inflation report will be released despite shutdown

The decision to release inflation data is tied to the mandatory annual process of adjusting Social Security benefits to account for changes in the cost of living.

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UK risks higher inflation becoming entrenched, IMF warns

Bank of England should not lower interest rates before price pressure shows signs of easing, says chief economist

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High inflation and lack of jobs leave Americans frustrated with the economy

Americans have soured on the prospect of finding new jobs, a new survey shows. And they’re still frustrated by persistent inflation, giving them little confidence that the economy will improve soon.

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French inflation confirmed at 1.1% year-on-year in September

(Reuters) -Consumer prices in France rose 1.1% year-on-year in September, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, confirming analysts' expectations and the preliminary reading published last month.

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Shutdown Puts Reliability of US Inflation Report at Risk

Today, US economy reporter Julia Fanzeres looks at the shutdown’s impact on a key economic report. Email our editors here. We’re two weeks into the government shutdown — with no end in sight — and the impact on a key economic report may linger beyond any resolution of the standoff in Congress.