Tag: Inflation

Inflation slows to 0.9 percent rate in March

Joseph Lawler · April 14, 2016 12:31 pm

Investors had expected a bump up in monthly core inflation, which strips out food and energy prices to make inflation less volatile and more predictable. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Inflation lower than expected in February in key gauge for Fed

Joseph Lawler · March 28, 2016 1:18 pm

The decision from the Feds to hold their interest rate target steady came at the end of a two-day meeting of the central bank's monetary policy committee in Washington. (AP Photo)

Fed sees risks, leaves rates unchanged

Joseph Lawler · March 16, 2016 6:00 pm

When Janet Yellen and her Federal Reserve colleagues announce their monetary policy decision this week, investors will be looking closely for one phrase: "Nearly balanced." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Two words from the Fed everyone is listening for

Joseph Lawler · March 15, 2016 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy faces a number of global threats that could hamper growth and compel the Fed to slow the pace of future interest rate hikes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Key data point falls into place ahead of Fed meeting on interest rates

Joseph Lawler · March 14, 2016 6:25 pm

Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said that "we may well at present be seeing the first stirrings" of inflation, which has been running closer to zero than to the Fed's target in recent months. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta/File)

Fed officials split on inflation

Joseph Lawler · March 7, 2016 6:26 pm

"Core" inflation, a gauge of price increases that strips out changes in food and energy prices, zoomed from 1.5 percent to 1.7 percent, the highest mark since December of 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Inflation is getting close to the Fed’s target

Joseph Lawler · February 26, 2016 3:29 pm

Consumer prices rose 1.4 percent annually through the first month of 2016, the Labor Department reported. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Inflation jumps to 1.4 percent in January

Joseph Lawler · February 19, 2016 1:31 pm

"The economy is in many ways close to normal," Janet Yellen said during a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee. (AP Photo)

Economy is near normal, Yellen testifies

Joseph Lawler · February 10, 2016 4:28 pm

Fed holds interest rates, says it’s monitoring global risks

Joseph Lawler · January 27, 2016 7:00 pm

The most troubling signal that the Feds plans may not be fulfilled is falling inflation expectations. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Evidence mounting that the Fed made a mistake

Joseph Lawler · January 16, 2016 5:01 am

Short-term unemployment plumbed the lowest levels in a half-century in 2015

Joseph Lawler · January 8, 2016 3:46 pm