Back in 1965, much as today, the Federal Reserve's main inflation gauge was running at a low 1.25%, labor costs were growing slowly and the unemployment rate was half a percentage point above what then was viewed as optimal.

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BING NEWS:
  • Fed officials lean into cautious stance as inflation concerns weigh on central planners
    Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers are scheduled to deliver speeches on Friday as investors reassess the interest rate outlook following the April Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. According to the CME ...
    05/17/2024 - 5:57 am | View Link
  • Fed's Mester seeks more evidence inflation pressures are easing
    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said on Thursday holding U.S. central bank policy at current levels will help get still-high inflation back to the 2% target.
    05/16/2024 - 4:04 am | View Link
  • Exclusive: Fed's Williams welcomes inflation data, not ready to seek rate cuts
    Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams welcomed the arrival of softer consumer inflation data, he told Reuters, but said that positive news is not enough to call for the U.S. central ...
    05/15/2024 - 10:02 pm | View Link
  • US pandemic savings have finally been spent, SF Fed study says
    Americans were able to build up extra savings while stuck at home during the pandemic, in part due to extraordinary government support. The reserves are widely thought to have helped the US economy ...
    05/10/2024 - 3:00 pm | View Link
  • Inflation to slow, settling close to Fed target in 2025: Wolters Kluwer
    The forecast that price pressures will fall aligns with a 13% decline this month in sentiment among consumers, who fuel roughly 70% of economic growth.
    05/10/2024 - 9:27 am | View Link
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