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The Inflation Debate Is All Wrong. How Tariffs Could Lead to Interest Rate Cuts.

But this narrative is likely wrong: Import duties don’t automatically fuel broad inflation. Economists have missed a lesson from Trump’s first term: Tariffs aren’t just trade weapons. They are macroeconomic tools that can deliver targeted price signals, rebalance the economy, and lower interest rates.

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Inflation Report Boosts Prospect of Fed Rate Cut in September

With the job market faltering and consumer prices not surging as expected, investors increasingly believe the Federal Reserve is about to cut interest rates to boost the economy.

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Is the Fed ready to cut interest rates? Experts weigh in

Futures markets are also expecting a rate cut. Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at nearly 96%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.

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Key inflation rate shows biggest rise in 6 months, CPI shows, but Fed rate cut still appears in play

A key measure of consumer prices in July posted the biggest increase in six months, suggesting inflation is showing some ...

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Trump Rate Hopes Burned as New Inflation Data Comes in Hot

The monthly rise was the biggest since June 2022, and the annual increase the highest since February this year. Core PPI, which strips out volatile data points, rose by 3.7 percent over the year, its ...

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Interest Rates Are About to Do Something They Haven't Done Since December 2024, and It Could Foreshadow a Surprising Move in the Stock Market

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You decide: Good or bad direction on inflation?

Dr. Mike Walden Inflation continues to be one of the top issues in the country. Although some prices have fallen, many are still rising and, what’s more troubling, are rising at a faster rate.

Australia's central bank cuts interest rate for third time this year to 3.6%

Australia's central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point for a third time this year to ...

Investors Zero In on Turkey Inflation Report for Rate Path Clues

Turkey’s central bank will announce its year-end inflation forecast on Thursday, with the magnitude of any upward revision ...

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Gold futures edge higher on U.S. interest rate cut optimism as Bessent weighs in

Gold futures posted modest gains Wednesday on heightened expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut after mild July ...

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