The first time central bank officials set 2% as their inflation target was in 2012.
July’s weak jobs report could be grounds for a big rate cut come September.
We asked some professors to riff on the theme of the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole retreat: “Structural Shifts in the Global Economy.”
In 2022, Powell warned of painful moves to get inflation under control.
There’s been a push to make the annual gathering more reflective of the country’s demographics.
Influencer Kyla Scanlon talks about the art of making TikToks on macroeconomics and her battles with algorithms and attention spans.
There are some key words to watch for in Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech: “data,” “inflation” and “unemployment” are among them.
We delve into the history of the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.
Wrapped up in this year’s theme — “Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy” — is years of debate and controversy over who the economy serves.
The Fed’s annual Economic Policy Symposium is like the Academy Awards for a certain type of economist.