Fed’s Michelle Bowman warns rate cuts declaring victory too soon
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Fed’s Michelle Bowman warns rate cuts declaring victory too soon

ByNews Polite

A top Federal Reserve official warned Friday that the central bank risks prematurely declaring victory over inflation with its vote for a jumbo interest rate cut. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman was the sole dissented voice on the Federal Open Market Committee in its 11-1 decision to slash rate by 50…

US employers added 236,000 jobs in March, unemployment at 3.5%
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US employers added 236,000 jobs in March, unemployment at 3.5%

ByNews Polite

US hiring slowed in March – but the jobs market remains historically tight in a trend that could put pressure on the embattled Federal Reserve to proceed with another interest rate hike. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 236,000 last month, according to the Labor Department’s closely-watched March jobs report released Friday….

Consumer prices — a key inflation gauge — hotter than expected in August
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Consumer prices — a key inflation gauge — hotter than expected in August

ByNews Polite

A key inflation indicator showed higher-than-expected increases in core prices in August, adding more pressure on the Federal Reserve to act despite the risk of a deeper recession. Consumer prices increased by 6.2% in August compared to the same month one year ago, according to the Commerce Department’s Personal Consumption…

Fed’s future rate hikes hinge on inflation data: minutes
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Fed’s future rate hikes hinge on inflation data: minutes

ByNews Polite

Federal Reserve officials said last month that the pace of future interest rate increases would hinge on incoming data, with some saying rates would need to stay at a “sufficiently restrictive level” for “some time” in order to control inflation, according to the minutes of the July 26-27 session. Participants…