Inflation
What will happen with inflation, interest rates and housing? Here’s what to expect in the next two years, and what could go wrong.
How does the Fed affect the rest of us? Here's an explainer, and when to expect lower prices for groceries, possibly higher unemployment, and what you can do for now
The Fed is trying to get inflation back down to 2%, but is that too low for the good of the economy?
The precise level of inflation the Federal Reserve should target is less critical for the U.S. economy than making sure prices rise in a slow and predictable manner, experts said.
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Opinion Ed Yardeni: I’m worrying that labor strikes and costly contract settlements could stoke inflation
Union workers feel like they’ve fallen not just below price inflation, but also below nonunion workers.
Opinion Fed officials were slow to fight inflation. Now they may be too easy on it.
Inflation may abate for a time but then soar again, writes Peter Morici.
10-, 30-year Treasury yields finish with biggest weekly rise in three weeks
Treasury yields broadly fell on Friday after data showed U.S. inflation eased again in June, yet they rose for the week on resilient economic reports.
Gold prices end higher as dollar softens after data shows U.S. inflation easing
Gold futures finished higher on Friday, as the U.S. dollar softened following the Bank of Japan's decision to tweak its monetary policy framework and a measure of consumer prices closely monitored by the Fed showed that th...
This inflation gauge by the Dallas Fed suggests slower progress in taming prices
An obscure price tracker closely followed by economists also suggests inflation is slowing, but perhaps not quite as fast as the best-known indexes.
U.S. inflation eases again, PCE shows. Prices rise at slowest pace in almost two years
The cost of goods and services rose a mild 0.2% in June as inflation eased again, but another measure of prices favored by the Fed showed less progress.
Interactive: Search for the latest PCE inflation trends of almost 400 items
Use MarketWatch's tool to search for the year-over-year change in PCE inflation for every product reported by the Commerce Department
What recession? GDP speeds up to 2.4% in the spring
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.4% annual pace in the second quarter running from April to June, propelled by strong consumer spending and a rebound in business investment.
Fed raises interest rates to 22-year high and signals it is prepared to do more
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 5.25%-5.5% and said it was prepared to do more.
CBO projects U.S. economy will avoid recession, but unemployment to near 5% next year
U.S. gross domestic product is likely to grow during 2023's second half, according to new projections released Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office.
Fed Chair Powell may lean hawkish on inflation, but stocks have ‘tremendous’ technical backdrop, says BlackRock’s Rick Rieder
Most of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s messaging to markets on Wednesday may lean toward hawkish monetary policy, but that might not keep a lid on stock prices for very long after any potential pullback, according t...
Inflation is heading to zero, according to the one factor Jerome Powell absolutely will not discuss
The one thing you won't hear Fed Chair Jerome Powell discuss on Wednesday is the money supply, which is falling at a precipitous rate.
Everyone thinks the Fed’s rate hike this week will be the final one — except the Fed
Most economists think the Federal Reserve's final interest-rate hike will be this week. But they also don't expect Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to say that.
IMF sees signs global economy is headed in the right direction
The global economy is headed in the right direction but it is too soon for central banks to think about easing interest-rate policy, the IMF said Tuesday.
Bank of Russia hikes rates by a full point as country struggles to find workers after sending men to fight
Hike is first increase in borrowing costs since the emergency measures that followed Moscow's full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Bond market starts to fret about return of inflation on strength of U.S. labor market
Bond investors are worrying about the possibility that inflation could rebound again, given a U.S. labor market that's showing no signs of breaking.
Mortgage rates fall as U.S. inflation slows
The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.78%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.
10-year Treasury yield finishes at three-week low, helped by easing U.K. inflation
Treasury yields end mostly lower after cooler-than-forecast U.K. inflation bolsters the narrative that central banks will soon be done raising interest rates.
Mike Pence says inflation is 16%, but CPI is 3%. This is his logic.
Former Vice President Mike Pence is taking a long view when it comes to inflation -- one that isn't commonly expressed when debating economic performance.
Pound and U.K. bond yields slide after Britain’s inflation hits lowest in more than a year
The pound fell back below $1.30, U.K. government bond yields dropped sharply and London's equity futures jumped after data showed Britain's inflation has dropped to its lowest in more than a year.
