February 24, 2025 United States: Fed’s Goolsbee Plays Down Jump in Inflation Expectations Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee downplayed a report released last week that showed an increase in consumers’ expectations for future inflation. The figure “wasn’t a great number,” Goolsbee said Sunday in an interview on News Nation. “But it’s only
February 21, 2025 United States: Kugler Says Fed Has ‘Some Way’ to Go to Reach 2% Inflation Goal Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said upside risks to inflation remain, signaling support for the central bank to hold its key policy rate steady for now. Kugler said recent inflation data show price pressures persisted in January. She
February 20, 2025 United States: US Jobless Claims Tick Up Slightly, in Line With Pre-Covid Level Applications for US unemployment benefits were little changed last week, hovering around pre-Covid levels that indicate solid demand for workers. Initial claims increased by 5,000 to 219,000 in the week ended Feb. 15, according to Labor Department data
February 19, 2025 United States: US Housing Starts Fall in Broad Pullback After December Surge US housing starts slowed in January as builders pulled back on single- and multifamily home construction amid growing worries over mortgage rates and unsold homes. New residential construction decreased 9.8% to an annualized pace of 1.37 million last
February 18, 2025 United States: Fed’s Waller Favors Pausing Rate Cuts Until Inflation Bump Fades Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said recent economic data support keeping interest rates on hold, but if inflation behaves as it did in 2024, policymakers can get back to cutting “at some point this year.” “If this wintertime lull in
February 17, 2025 United States: Lower Inflation Wouldn’t Assure Rate Cuts, Fed’s Logan Says Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan urged policymakers to remain cautious in the coming months, reiterating lower inflation wouldn’t necessarily prompt further interest-rate reductions. “Even if we do get better data — and it does look like it’s
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February 14, 2025 United States: US Retail Sales Drop Broadly in Month Marked by Fires, Storms US retail sales fell in January by more than forecast in a month marked by severe winter weather and deadly wildfires. The value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, decreased 0.9% after an upwardly revised 0.7%
February 13, 2025 United States: US Wholesale Inflation Exceeds Forecast on Higher Food, Energy US wholesale prices picked up in January on higher food and energy costs, highlighting only limited progress on inflation ahead of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The producer price index for final demand rose 0.4% from a month
February 12, 2025 United States: US Core Inflation Rose 0.4% in January, Topping Forecasts Underlying US inflation last month rose by more than forecast, supporting the Federal Reserve’s cautious approach to lowering interest rates. The so-called core consumer price index — which excludes food and energy costs — increased 0.4% in January after
