U.S. stocks moved higher in recent trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the advance as investors absorbed a busy stretch of corporate earnings reports...
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August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
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Analyst Argues Fed Is Tolerating Higher Inflation to Shield Growth and Markets
A prominent critic of Federal Reserve policy is renewing his argument that the central bank is prioritizing economic stability over its inflation mandate — a claim...
Global Inflation Keeps Squeezing Household Budgets as Spending Power Erodes
Rising prices continue to weigh on real incomes and consumer spending across major economies, a pattern that central banks and policymakers are watching closely as they...
Fed economists examine labor force growth and the economy’s long-run speed limit
Federal Reserve researchers have published new analysis on how labor force growth shapes the economy’s sustainable pace of expansion — a question with direct implications for...