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Rule No. 1 of inflation reports is never to read too much into one report, but there have now been several months of fairly low inflation, so it seems safe to call it: The Fed did its job.

Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

Fed Sees Hotter Inflation, Lower Growth Forecasts The mid-point of the federal funds rate remains at 3.9% by the end of 2025, and gradually falling to 3.6% in 2026 and 3.1% in 2027.

Fed members continue see the benchmark rate falling to 3.9% this year, maintaining forecast for two rate cuts. For 2026, the Fed now expects fewer rate cuts, forecast rates to fall to 3.6% in 2026 ...

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Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said her main focus now is inflation, rather than a potential slowdown in economic growth, as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies threaten to put ...

As the Fed considers its next moves during a two-day meeting this week, most economic data looks solid: Inflation has been steadily fading, while the unemployment rate is still a historically low ...

Still, at least telegraphing now who he wants as chair could sent an important message to markets about the path Trump wants to see the Fed to take.

As the Fed considers its next moves during a two-day meeting this week, most economic data looks solid: Inflation has been steadily fading, while the unemployment rate is still a historically low ...

Fed officials see the fed funds rate falling to 3.9% this year, on par with its previous March projection. Coming into the decision, markets had priced in one to two additional rate cuts this year ...