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A gauge of wholesale prices rose more than expected in January, though some details of the report indicated that pipeline inflation pressures are easing.The producer price index, which measures what producers get for their goods and…

Cartons of eggs are displayed at a grocery store with a warning that limits will be placed on purchases as bird flu continues to affect the egg industry on Feb. 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesA Federal Reserve…

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersThe Trump administration is more focused on keeping Treasury yields low rather than on what the…

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 1, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesBank shares rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve released parameters…

Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on August 23, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBCFederal Reserve officials take great pains not to comment on fiscal policy, but the looming threat from tariffs is forcing their hand.In recent days,…

Philip Jefferson speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Feb. 3, 2022. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Philip Jefferson, an…

Flags outside the Fairmont Royal York in downtown Toronto, Feb. 3, 2025. Andrew Francis Wallace | Toronto Star | Getty ImagesA complicated scenario is emerging surrounding the tariff drama that could put the Federal Reserve in an…

Inflation closed out 2024 on a strong note, as a price gauge the Federal Reserve focuses on came in well above the central bank's target, the Commerce Department reported Friday.The personal consumption expenditures price index increased…

President Donald Trump, right, speaks as Jerome Powell, Trump's nominee as chairman of the Federal Reserve, listens during a nomination announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2017.Olivier Douliery…

Available jobs rose in October while hiring fell during a month in which payrolls growth hit its lowest level in nearly four years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.Job openings totaled 7.74 million on the month, up…