making data dependency more dangerous.” For now, however, Powell thinks key measures of economic conditions have bought the Fed valuable time. The jobs report for April came in stronger than ...

Data showing temperate consumer inflation in April does not necessarily reflect the impact of rising U.S. import tariffs, ...

The US Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged in its meeting today, May 7, amid mounting pressure ...

The Fed has emphasized the need to wait and see if the weakness in soft data translates into weakness in hard data. Investors should prepare for a higher-volatility environment marked by fragile ...

He examines the potential economic and market impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs, the Federal Reserve's data dependency, and Trump's threat to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

"We’re always going to consider only the economic data, the outlook, the balance of risks – and that’s it." The move marked the Fed's second consecutive decision to maintain the current ...

The ‘passthrough’ of tariffs to consumer prices is a key parameter that soft data can help shed light on. The Atlanta Fed’s Business Inflation Expectations Survey in April asked how much of ...

The Federal Reserve has yet to cut interest rates in 2025 as it seeks greater clarity on the eventual effects of President ...