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Inflation or jobs: Federal Reserve officials are divided over competing concerns

Federal Reserve policymakers will be debating whether stubborn inflation or slower hiring is the bigger problem for the ...

Chicago Fed president wants to see a 'few months of data' on inflation to gauge economy's health

"The hardest thing that the Fed ever has to do is get the timing right at moments of transition,” Goolsbee said on NBC News’ ...

Fed faces new inflation risks

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Hot Inflation Report Fuels Fed Dilemma As Tariff-Driven Pressures Mount

Producer prices in US rose sharply in July, reigniting concerns over inflation persistence as Fed rate cuts were being priced in. PPI up 0.9% month over month, core PPI up 0.9%, and services prices ...

PPI report shows biggest surge in three years. Here's what that says about inflation.

Here's what new data from the producer price index says about where inflation is headed, according to economists.

Fed's current monetary policy stance is 'exactly where we want to be,' official says

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid said he favors keeping interest rates at current levels to prevent ...

Fed's Nightmare: CPI Inflation In Core Services Worst In 6 Months, Pushing Core CPI To Worst In 6 Months; Some Goods Prices Fell, Others Rose

Year-over-year, used vehicle prices rose by 4.8%, the seventh month in a row of year-over-year increases, and the biggest one ...

Fed board contenders Miran, Bullard say Trump's tariffs are not causing inflation

Both did not commit to how they would vote on interest rates. However, they praised Trump's pro-growth agenda.