Trump, Inflation

Inside the Fed, fears increase that Trump tariffs would boost inflation
There’s a growing sense among some inside the Federal Reserve that President Donald Trump’s willingness to use tariffs as a tool to accomplish his administration’s aims will end up boosting inflation,
Boston Fed Maps Out Inflation Response to Trump Trade Tariffs
The 25% tariffs Trump was to impose on Mexico and Canada, joined with a 10% tariff on China, would have pushed up underlying price pressures by as much as 0.8 percentage point, as measured by the central bank’s preferred price pressure gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, the Boston Fed paper said.
World inflation at risk of rekindling with Trump’s trade war
Trump’s arrival has added to pre-existing worries. Despite an International Monetary Fund official declaring in October that the battle against inflation was “almost won,” attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month harbored open doubts.
Fed officials are raising concerns about the impact Trump's tariffs could have on inflation
Federal Reserve officials take great pains not to comment on fiscal policy, but the looming threat from tariffs is forcing their hand.
Trump renews feud with Federal Reserve over interest rates, inflation
President Donald Trump did not call on the Federal Reserve to bring down rates last week, but said it had failed to bring down inflation. Trump said he would take bringing inflation down into his
Fed officials see inflation risks from tariff surge
(Reuters) -Two Federal Reserve officials warned on Monday the large-scale tariffs now being pursued by the Trump Administration come with inflation risks, even as they stopped short of saying how that's affecting their thinking about monetary policy in a climate of notable uncertainty.
Fed’s Goolsbee Warns Against Ignoring Tariff Inflation Impact
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said persistent, outsize tariffs could renew supply-chain disruptions and drive up inflation.
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation remains above 2%
The Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first policy meeting since President Trump's ...
Will Tariffs Keep the Federal Reserve From Cutting Interest Rates This Year?
Key Takeaways The looming trade war between the U.S. and its largest trading partners is making some officials at the Federal ...
US inflation is lingering and tariffs threatened by Trump could nudge prices in wrong direction
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices ...
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Does Monetary Policy Tightening Reduce Inflation?
Recent research has identified periods when the Federal Reserve intentionally acted to slow inflation when it exceeded ...
Federal Reserve decides not to change interest rates despite pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve expressed concern that inflation has not eased enough for it to continue lowering interest rates.
Dallas Fed's Logan sees little room for more rate cuts, even if inflation nears target
Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan believes that a higher neutral interest rate has left little room for further monetary policy easing, even if inflation comes in close to the Fed's target ...
Bessent says Trump is focused on the 10-year Treasury yield and won't push the Fed to cut rates
The Trump administration is more focused on keeping Treasury yields low rather than on what the Fed does, Treasury Secretary ...