Fed, Trump and inflation
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In a wide-ranging interview with Yahoo Finance Federal Reserve Reporter Jennifer Schonberger, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee discusses how tariffs impact his outlook for inflation and what he wants to see from the US economy in order to cut rates.
Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler said the Fed should hold interest rates steady for a while to come, because new trade barriers are likely to spark more inflation in the months ahead. Speaking at a housing conference in Washington,
Rising prices across an array of goods from coffee to audio equipment to home furnishings pulled inflation higher.
J.P. Morgan warned in a note that Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve and threats to fire Chair Powell could undercut central bank independence and increase inflation risks.
The inflation rate rose in May and June. Here's why opening a $10,000 short-term CD in response makes sense now.