Economic Report: Import prices climb 0.2% in April, but show barely any whiff of inflation
The cost of goods imported into the U.S. rose mildly in April, mostly because of the higher cost of oil. Energy aside th...
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Capitol Report: PPI report provides some backing for Powell’s ‘transitory’ inflation explanation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at last week’s press conference contended that recent weakness in inflation was t...
The Economy That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen: Booming Jobs, Low Inflation
Maybe using data from a few decades in the middle of the 20th century to set policy in the 21st isn’t such a good idea.
Bond Report: 2-year Treasury yield climbs after Powell describes subdued inflation as ‘transitory’
Short-term Treasury yields rise Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s news conference.
Economic Report: Consumer spending jumps in March while core inflation moderates
Consumer spending rose 0.9% in March while core inflation moderated to a 1.6% annual rate, the government said Monday.
Japan's inflation edges higher but its central bank is still in a bind
Japan's core inflation picked up slightly in March from a year earlier, but remained distant from the Bank of Japan...
Economic Report: U.S. wholesale prices surge on higher cost of gas, but inflation mostly tame
The wholesale cost of U.S. goods and services surged 0.6% in March, but almost all of the increase reflected the higher...
The Fed: Fed retreated from further interest-rate hikes due to unease on economy, low inflation, FOMC minutes show
The Federal Reserve’s decision in March to cease raising interest rates this year was driven by unease over the U.S. and...
Economic Report: Higher gas prices boost cost of living in March, but inflation still soft, CPI shows
Americans paid more for gas and rent in March, but inflationary pressures more broadly were muted in the U.S. economy. T...
Bond Report: Treasury yields hold their ground ahead of ECB meeting, inflation data
Treasurys are little changed early Wednesday ahead of an European Central Bank meeting, and inflation data that could su...
Consumer inflation could get lift from rising gasoline prices
Consumer inflation probably got a boost from rising gasoline prices in February, but it should not break out above the s...
Need to Know: A return of inflation could turn markets on their head, warns Northern Trust
Our call of the day, from Katie Nixon, chief investment strategist at Northern Trust, says investors are spending way to...
The Fed: Fed’s Daly says globalization is a key reason why inflation is so low
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Tuesday globalization is keeping workers and businesses from raising prices.
Fed's Evans says inflation could run to 2.5% before rate hikes are needed
A jump to 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent "is not a big concern for me at the moment," Charles Evans says in prepared remark...
The Fed: Fed jettisons 2019 rate-hike plans as economy slows and inflation softens
With growth slowing and inflation soft, Federal Reserve officials now expect to raise its benchmark interest rates once...
The Fed may soon let inflation run a little hotter than usual, Goldman says
Goldman Sachs says the Federal Reserve will decide to allow overshoots of its inflation goal next year.
Wall Street rises at open after tame inflation data; Boeing turns higher
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday after a fresh set of economic data supported the Federal Reserve's patient s...
Economic Report: Inflation perk ups in February, CPI shows, but not enough to set off any alarm bells
Americans paid more for rent, food, gas and clothes in February, triggering the biggest increase in inflation in fourth...
Economic Report: Inflation perks up in February, CPI shows, but not enough to stop downward trend in prices
Americans paid more for rent, food, gas and clothes in February, triggering the biggest increase in inflation in fourth...
Wall Street futures bounce as focus shifts to inflation, factory data
U.S. stock index futures bounced on Friday, setting up Wall Street's main indexes for gains at the open, with inves...