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Fed's George says doesn't dismiss risk of inflation surge
Kansas City Fed President Esther George on Monday cautioned against a "rigid" approach to monetary policy in a post-pandemic era that may involve different inflation and employment dynamics than ones seen in the last few years and worked into the Fed's current policy framework.
Fed officials, new data, start lowering expectations for U.S. jobs in May
Federal Reserve officials have begun lowering expectations for May jobs growth in the United States as business hiring plans continue to outrun the supply of people able or willing to work.
U.S. Treasury floats global corporate tax of at least 15%
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday offered to accept a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% during international negotiations, a rate significantly below its proposed 21% minimum for U.S. multinational firms.
Biden to offer budget proposal on May 28 while Fed Backs Hints at Taper Talks in next Meetings
U.S. President Joe Biden will unveil the first detailed budget proposal of his term in office on May 28, a day later than originally planned, the White House said on Wednesday.
Biden's tax hike, spending plans to boost profits, Yellen tells U.S. Chamber
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tried to sell President Joe Biden's $2.2 trillion corporate tax hike and infrastructure plans to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, saying that American Jobs Plan
Fed's Kaplan says he still expects first rate hike could happen in 2022
Dallas Fed President said on Monday that it is possible the U.S. central bank could raise interest rates before the end of 2022, reaffirming the projection he made during the March policy-setting meeting.
Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up
High unemployment. Rising prices. They're a bad memory for Americans old enough to remember the 1970s - but they're also likely causing a few sleepless nights in the White House, as the United States' economic recovery from the unprecedented coronavirus recession hits some bumps.
Fed's Bullard: U.S. on verge of moving from recovery to expansion
U.S. economic output will hit a new high by the end of June, a return to the pre-pandemic peak far ahead of the dire predictions of last year, St. Louis Fed president James Bullard said.
Eurodollar futures price in Fed hike by December 2022 after inflation spike
The eurodollar futures market, which tracks short-term U.S. interest rate expectations over the next few years, is betting on a roughly 80% chance of a rate increase from the Federal Reserve by December 2022, after the release of stronger-than-expected inflation data.
Fed officials sift through tea leaves of weak U.S. jobs report
Federal Reserve officials grappled on Tuesday with April's surprisingly weak employment growth, maintaining faith in the U.S. economic rebound but acknowledging the pace of the jobs recovery may prove choppier than anticipated.