Opinion
Everyday Economics: Oil is taxing the economy. The Fed should be patient.(The Center Square) – Oil prices jumped again in September, but core inflation has been relatively subdued. Hiring remains weak, and wage growth slowed further. So far, the data… Read More
Opinion
Why the Fed should hold rates as energy shocks mask cooling core inflation(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates this week. Markets now put the odds of a quarter-point hike at roughly 85%. Read More
Opinion
‘The strength is real. So is the weakness’: Fed Chair Warsh misses underlying economic strain as AI boom masks housing, job struggles(The Center Square) – Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first Jackson Hole speech to make his position plain: the economy is strong, the labor market is stable,… Read More
Culture
Everyday Economics: The Fed isn’t just pausing. The ground under interest rates has shifted(The Center Square) – For two years, there was only one question about the Federal Reserve: when do they cut? This week, that question quietly died. On Wednesday,… Read More
Government
Everyday Economics: A new chair, a shorter statement, a Fed that stopped talking cuts(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve left interest rates alone last Wednesday, holding its benchmark in the 3.50%–3.75% range for a fourth straight meeting – after standing pat… Read More