Inflation
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What's next for US interest rates?
The Explainer A restart on rate cuts
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Last updated
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Fed cuts interest rates a quarter point
Speed Read ‘The cut suggests a broader shift toward concern about cracks forming in the job market’
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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September 16 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Tuesday's political cartoons include bad news for inflation, Brian Kilmeade's solution, and Kash Patel's dinner order
By The Week US Published
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Pros and cons of tariffs
Pros and Cons As Donald Trump urges Nato allies to take action against China in return for ramping up US sanctions on Russia, here are the arguments for and against duties
By The Week UK Last updated
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Inflation derailed Biden. Is Trump next?
Today's Big Question 'Financial anxiety' rises among voters
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Trump picks conservative BLS critic to lead BLS
speed read He has nominated the Heritage Foundation's E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump nominates Powell critic for vacant Fed seat
speed read Stephen Miran, the chair of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers and a fellow critic of Fed chair Jerome Powell, has been nominated to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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US inflation jumps as Trump tariffs 'bite'
Speed Read Consumer prices are climbing and the inflation rate rose to its highest level in four months
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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Economists fear US inflation data less reliable
speed read The Labor Department is collecting less data for its consumer price index due to staffing shortages
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Tariffs were supposed to drive inflation. Why hasn't that happened?
Talking Points Businesses' planning ahead helped. But uncertainty still looms.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Fed leaves rates unchanged as Powell warns on tariffs
speed read The Federal Reserve says the risks of higher inflation and unemployment are increasing under Trump's tariffs
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Inflation: How tariffs could push up prices
Feature Trump's new tariffs could cost families an extra $3,800 a year
By The Week US Published
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Trump rolls out tariffs on virtually all imports
Speed Read On "Liberation Day," Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to America and higher reciprocal tariffs for some 60 other countries
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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With economic uncertainty, 2025 looks to be a no-buy year
In the spotlight Consumers are cutting back on splurges to combat overconsumption
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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