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More than a feeling? Making sense of elevated inflation expectations
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
March 27, 2025
Article
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Under a stiff tariff, boosting the economy takes priority over inflation for a central bank
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
March 21, 2025
Article
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Regional Economic Indicators
January 28, 2025
Data
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Breaking down inflation by race, age, parenthood, and more
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 20, 2024
Data
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
The optimal way for a central bank to regard housing inflation? Ignore it
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 20, 2024
Article
A woman in a store looking through clothing items on a bargain rack
Lower income, higher inflation? New data bring answers at last
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
October 7, 2024
Data
Why I Supported Cutting Rates Last Week
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
September 23, 2024
Article
Young woman opening the door into a new apartment holding a laundry basket with assorted things
Despite cooling prices for new leases, overall housing inflation could remain elevated into 2025
Alisdair McKay | Monetary Advisor Neil Mehrotra | Assistant Vice President and Policy Advisor
July 16, 2024
Article
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Is wage growth sustainable? Evidence from real wage growth across groups
Abigail Wozniak | Vice President and Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer Kenneth Cowles | Research Associate, Institute
July 12, 2024
Data
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Policy Has Tightened a Lot. How Tight Is It? (An Update)
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
May 7, 2024
Article
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Policy Has Tightened a Lot. How Tight Is It?
Neel Kashkari | President and CEO
February 5, 2024
Article
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Are job vacancies still as plentiful as they appear? Implications for the “soft landing”
Simon Mongey | Principal Research Economist Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 1, 2023
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