Surveillance: Risk That Fed Could Go Faster, ...

Adam Tooze, Columbia University Professor and Author, "Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World Economy", discusses the Covid crisis and the stalled recovery amid the virus’s resurgence. Megan Greene, Harvard Kennedy School Senior Fellow, says she is not worried about runaway inflatio ...  Show more

Marty Walsh, U.S. Labor Secretary, discusses the disappointing U.S. jobs report. Priya Misra, TD Securities Global Head of Rates Strategy, says the U.S. Economic recovery will continue to come in fits and starts. Jeff Rosenberg, BlackRock Senior Portfolio Manager of Systematic Mu ...  Show more

US inflation concerns intensified, with the core PCE rising 2.8% year-on-year, fuelling fears of stagflation. Tariffs remain a significant concern, with the US poised to unveil new measures on Wednesday. The EU is bracing itself for a potential 20% tariff, and Goldman Sachs ha ...

The Inside Economics team dissects the July report on consumer price inflation and concludes that inflation is on track to be back to the Fed’s inflation target by this time next year. Well, OK, Cris thought more likely the end of next year. The discussion then turned to modes ...

* Government data says inflation worse than the 80s; real data says inflation already worse than the 70s. * Hypocritical Republicans criticize Biden for the same policies they pushed for under Trump. * Jerome Powell claims economy is great, but it needs the same amount of stimulu ...  Show more

The minutes of the January Federal Reserve meeting gave a cautious policy outlook. Nervousness about the economic consequences of US President Trump’s policies was clear. In particular, the potential for Trump to ignite a further wave of inflation was cited. Companies seem more w ...  Show more