The price increase in this consumer staple is complicating the central bank’s ability to achieve a soft landing.
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The unexpected rise in price pressures prompted futures traders to increase the odds that the Federal Reserve will hold the ...
Inflation in the United States appears to be heading in the wrong direction, which has some economists worried that the U.S.
Fed policymakers should be talking about a potential rate hike with inflation heating up, economist Mohamed El-Erian says.
Consumer price inflation reared its ugly head to start the year, dashing hopes for the Fed to lower borrowing costs anytime soon.