Last year, the Fed's preferred measure of overall inflation was 2.3%, and inflation expectations have risen in recent months.

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Slashing government interest rates could have the paradoxical effect of raising the interest rates paid in the real world.

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The White House uses an overbudget renovation of Fed headquarters to pressure Fed Chair Powell out of his job. Will it work?

Fed officials signaled last week they see two rate cuts by year’s end, according to their median projection. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect a cut to come by September.

Overall inflation, used to set the Fed's inflation target, grew more modestly at 2.3%, but still moved away from target, and April's rate was revised higher. Sign up here.

Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher ...

The Federal Reserve need not cut interest rates with companies planning to raise prices later this year in response to higher import taxes and with the job market still stable, Atlanta Fed President ...