Americans aren't happy about higher inflation and how much it's costing them, but not to worry the Federal Reserve says. Here's why (and why the Fed might be too lax).
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Bond guru Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital said it is no mystery why U.S. Treasury yields are anchored lower despite evidence that inflation is rising in an economy attempting to rebound from a stultifying pandemic.
The market appears to have accepted the Federal Reserve’s narrative that rising inflation will be temporary, but Man Group’s Peter van Dooijeweert is less sure.
U.S. stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite bouncing off session lows in mid-afternoon after investors weighed mostly upbeat U.S. economic data, corporate earnings reports, and a second day...
Long-dated Treasury yields retreat Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Powell said that a recent bout of high inflation has left the central bank “not comfortable” but undaunted in the belief that inflation, hanging well ...
The president of the Chicago Federal Reserve said he still thinks a surge in U.S. inflation this year will largely fade away by 2022, though he admitted he's less certain about how quickly it will happen.
The cost of imported goods rose sharply again in June for the seventh month in a row and added to the upward pressure on U.S. inflation. The import price index jumped 1% last month.
The cost of hotel rooms rose almost 17% on the year, according to the consumer price index. But the truth is more complex.
Shares of Conagra Brands Inc. took another hit Wednesday, after two Wall Street analysts abandoned their bullish calls in the wake of the packaged foods company's warning that a 'substantial increase' in inflation the past...
Yields on U.S. government debt fell on Wednesday as investors digested the first of two days of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, which could offer more clarity on the central bank's mone...
The Federal Reserve's latest deep dive on the economy confirmed the obvious: The U.S. is growing faster, but the recovery is being restrained by widespread shortages of labor and supplies.
Gold futures mark their highest finish in nearly a month on Wednesday, with prices up for a second session.