17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (617+ words) A top economist is pushing the Fed to act more aggressively than markets expect next week, and the bond market is already behaving as if it does not plan to wait for the decision. The professional research desk has always…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (390+ words) Diesel just shattered a price record that touches every pallet of food, lumber, and consumer goods in America, and the seasonal surge that typically drives costs even higher has not yet begun. Households already feel the leading edge. Headline Personal…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (466+ words) Wholesale inflation ran hotter than expected in August, and prediction market traders wasted no time repricing next week’s Federal Reserve decision. Odds on Polymarket for a 0.25% Fed rate increase next week jumped from 54% yesterday to 61% this morning… The August Producer Price…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (752+ words) The Federal Reserve has a narrow path to walk. Inflation remains above its 2% target, oil prices have climbed amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, and an August jobs report showing 162,000 new positions gave policymakers less reason to worry about…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (439+ words) A former Fed president, a bond firm economist, and a White House under pressure from Trump are pulling monetary policy in opposite directions, and the September FOMC meeting may force a decision that hits every American carrying a credit card…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (323+ words) Wharton's Jeremy Siegel says the Fed would already be hiking rates if not for one thing sitting on the calendar. The jobs market just gave the committee every reason it needs, and working-class borrowers may feel the consequences first. Neel…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (338+ words) Gas prices were already bleeding American households dry before this weekend's strikes sent oil markets into crisis mode, and the government data set to drop this week will not capture a single cent of what just happened. For most Americans,…...