Bank’s latest projections show officials expect GDP to expand by 1.7 per cent this year
University of Michigan survey shows American households’ outlook for price growth is at its highest since the early 1990s
US central bank risks relying too much on backward-looking data, economists warn
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Worse than expected data comes days ahead of Federal Reserve’s next meeting on interest rates
Plus China’s Two Sessions
Champion of light regulation expected to be welcomed by Wall Street
Figure bolsters case for cental bank to cut interest rates amid signs of slowing economic growth
Widening dispersion and greater inflation uncertainty mean expectations are not as anchored as they appear
Fed chair Jay Powell says central bank is no ‘hurry’ to cut rates despite weaker-than-forecast jobs figures
Chair says US central bank in no ‘hurry’ to cut interest rates at end of turbulent week for Wall Street
Trump may have opened a path to control over the US central bank
If Trump wanted to take control, its constitutional protections are far from secure
US president’s pick to head Council of Economic Advisers has argued the central bank is at odds with US constitution
Minutes from January meeting show US central bankers back ‘careful’ approach on reducing borrowing costs
Governor Christopher Waller says levies would only cause temporary increase in prices
Experts warn tariffs and stubbornly high interest rates could worsen debt distress in 2025
Plus markets and the constitutional order
Figure bolsters case for Federal Reserve proceeding slowly with interest rate cuts
It is not just tariffs that might affect growth but also trade uncertainty and the effects of the Trump policy agenda
Central bank chief vows to ‘focus on the data’ rather than get dragged into political debates
Something even bigger than AI and the Trump effect is at work
