In a rare show of agreement, two top officials at the Federal Reserve have expressed confidence that inflation will not pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy in the near future. New York Fed ...

A majority of the committee's participants judged that the upside risk to inflation was the greater of its two primary risks. This hawkish position comes as external pressures from trade policy ...

Inflation control is a key measure of the Federal Reserve's performance in any cycle, and U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear he thinks Chair Jay Powell's team has done a poor job in this ...

Bostic expressed concern that the public might lose confidence in the Federal Reserve’s ability to achieve its 2% inflation target. The Atlanta Fed president also noted that many cost pressures in the ...

The 2021-2023 inflation surge saw sudden and persistent increases in prices for consumer goods, housing, and assets. Wage inflation also rose, but it lagged behind other inflation measures. When wages ...

The 2% inflation target was set arbitrarily decades ago and may no longer fit today's economic realities. Persistently aiming for 2% inflation is increasingly difficult due to higher liquidity, larger ...

It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation with family, friends or co-workers about the U.S. economy without hearing the word “inflation.” Inflation shapes what households pay, how much they save ...