Going into the latest Fed meeting, bond markets were already predicting inflation would average 2.4% a year over the next five years, well above the Fed’s 2% target. After the meeting and Powell’s ...

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is deliberately slowing its economic growth in order to suppress ...

Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase and Bridgewater Associates. Mr. Cass, Dr. Furman ...

The FOMC voted 11-1 to cut the federal funds rate by a quarter percent, setting the interest rate between 4 and 4.25 percent.

With trade policy continuing to fluctuate, the effect of higher tariffs on the overall economy remains uncertain. But Powell ...

Recently, analysts were surprised to learn via the CPI that inflation increased at a higher than expected level in August.

Given sticky inflation and the slowing jobs market, some economists fear a recession or the possibility of stagflation.