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To cut or not to cut? This week's inflation data complicates the picture for the Fed

This week's inflation data further complicates things for the Fed in terms of cutting interest rates. Read more here.

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's Goolsbee: want more assurance on inflation to cut in Sept or autumn

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Friday left the door open to supporting an interest-rate cut in ...

Stocks ease, US yields rise after hot US inflation data shakes confidence in Fed rate cut

Global stocks edged lower on Thursday, with equities on Wall Street ending flat, while U.S. Treasury yields rose after market ...

Fed should cut rates but they're weighing inflation more than employment, says Apollo's Torsten Slok

CNBC's Steve Liesman and Torsten Slok, Apollo partner and chief economist, join 'Closing Bell' to discuss the Federal Reserve ...

Fed Rate Cut Grows More Likely as Inflation Holds Steady at 2.7%

Inflation held steady in July and ran slightly cooler than expected, increasing the odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut next ...

Fed debate on September rate cut to turn on inflation, jobs data

A jump in wholesale prices is likely to bolster concerns among Federal Reserve policymakers that rising inflation remains a ...

Stocks retreat after hot US inflation data shakes Fed rate cut hopes

Global stocks retreated from record highs on Thursday while U.S. Treasury yields rose after market expectations for an ...

US2Y jumps as hot PPI print fuels inflation concerns and puts Fed rate path in focus

The rate-sensitive U.S. 2 Year Treasury yield (US2Y) jumped up on Thursday, as it reacted sharply to the hotter-than-expected ...

'The risk that's on our doorstep': July inflation data has economists on edge

Massive downward revisions in July's jobs report last week fueled concerns that the labor market is softening too quickly, strengthening the case for rate cuts. But the hotter-than-anticipated ...

Fed's Goolsbee is concerned about inflation, not jobs, hinting at high bar for rate cut

Fed's Goolsbee said he's more worried about inflation than weak job growth. His remarks suggest he may not support a September rate cut.