A climb in crude oil prices is renewing concerns about inflation and pushing some investors to price in a higher chance of further interest rate increases...
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August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
Category: Federal Reserve
Fed Officials Held Rates Steady in Late April, Minutes Show Elevated Uncertainty Over Trade and Inflation
Federal Reserve policymakers kept interest rates unchanged at their late-April meeting, with minutes from the session revealing broad concern about the economic outlook as trade policy...
Fed’s Beige Book Points to Modest Improvement but Flags Tariff and Fuel Cost Pressures
The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book survey found economic conditions edging higher across much of the country, even as businesses flagged tariffs and rising fuel costs...
AI, Inflation, and the Fed: What the Economy’s Mixed Signals Mean for Rate Policy
The U.S. economy is sending conflicting signals to policymakers — with artificial intelligence reshaping productivity expectations while inflation remains stubborn — leaving the Federal Reserve in...