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Fed, Waller and rates
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The recent surge in inflation is likely to get worse over the next several months, according to a survey Friday.
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Where to invest as hot inflation and higher rates loom over markets, according to one research firm
Value stocks tend to outperform in periods when inflation is rising, Ned Davis Research wrote in a client note.
For the rest of 2026, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate an inflation rate of about 3.5% through the middle of the year. After that, it may decline to around 3%.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose amid growing concerns over inflation and as the war with Iran showed no sign of ending.
The new CPI report showed inflation in April surged to the highest rate since 2023.
U.S. consumer prices rose in April, fueled by a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.
As always, there is plenty of noise about the potential for short-term inflation from tariffs, fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, and deficit spending from various governments around the world. But the long-term trajectory of global inflation is poised to be ...
While many companies raised prices of goods and services at the start of the new fiscal year, gasoline and education subsidies helped curb inflation.
Homebuyers and owners hoping to refinance may have become so accustomed to higher mortgage rates in recent years that they stopped looking for affordable opportunities. However, that may be a mistake worth correcting heading into the new year. Mortgage ...
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said in a speech Friday that he favors holding interest rates steady until energy prices fall, but noted that the central bank should be ready to hike rates if inflation gets too far out of hand.