What to know about the inflation report.
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By Ben Casselman
I write about the Federal Reserve — the world’s most powerful central bank — and the state of the American economy. My stories focus on what is happening with interest rates, inflation and the job market, and explain how economic policymakers are thinking and acting.
I have covered the economy for more than a decade, writing about everything from the opioid epidemic’s effects on the job market to marriage trends and inequality. I have written for Bloomberg and Bloomberg Businessweek and I contribute regularly to Marketplace radio. I am the author of a book about the changing role of the modern Fed: “Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on A New Age of Crisis.” I have a bachelor’s in journalism and global studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master’s in Business Administration from New York University’s Stern School.
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By Ben Casselman
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By Jeanna Smialek
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Prices rose 3.4 percent in April from a year earlier, a slight easing from the previous month and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve.
By Ben Casselman
The Consumer Price Index inflation measure accounts for housing costs in a complicated way. There are reasons for it.
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Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said the central bank was poised to leave interest rates on hold after surprisingly stubborn inflation.
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The economy as a whole has proved resilient amid the highest rates in decades. But beneath the surface, many low- and moderate-income families are struggling.
By Ben Casselman and Jeanna Smialek
Fed officials still think their next move will be to cut rates, but they are not entirely ruling out the possibility that they might have to raise them.
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Wage growth and hiring slowed in April, prodding investors to slightly increase their bets on rate cuts this year.
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