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Trump Says He 'Loves' Inflation as May CPI Hits 4.2%, a Three-Year High That Rattles Wall Street and Reprices Rate-Cut Bets
May CPI surged to 4.2% — a three-year high driven by Iran conflict energy effects — while Trump's 'love' for inflation rattled Wall Street and eliminated remaining 2026 rate-cut expectations.
Jun 14, 2026
🇺🇸 United StatesUS Job Openings Jump to 7.6 Million in April — Highest in Nearly a Year — Complicating Fed Rate-Cut Calculus
US job openings surged to 7.6 million in April — the highest in nearly a year — with a 731,000 monthly jump that complicates the Fed's rate-cut narrative and strengthens the case for Philadelphia Fed President Harker's hawkish rate-hike signal.
Jun 3, 2026
🇺🇸 United StatesUK Exports to US Plunge 25% After Trump's Liberation Day Tariffs
May 4, 2026
🇺🇸 United StatesFed & OCC Grant Morgan Stanley Bank Section 23A Exemption
Apr 28, 2026
🇺🇸 United StatesBLS Monthly Jobs Report: Millions Change Jobs Even as Net Gains Stay Small
Apr 28, 2026
🇺🇸 United StatesFRED Blog: NASDAQ Daily Index & Volatility Data Now Available on FRED
Apr 28, 2026
🇺🇸 United StatesIran's Economy in Freefall as War Deepens Currency and Oil Crisis
Apr 28, 2026
🇺🇸 United StatesFed's Waller Cites Iran War & Labor Risks as Reasons to Hold Rates
Apr 28, 2026
Key Economic Indicators
FREDFed Funds Rate
3.63%
May 2026
CPI Inflation
Year-over-year
4.17%
May 2026
10-Year Treasury
Yield
4.48%
May 2026
Unemployment Rate
4.30%
May 2026
Real GDP Growth
Quarter-over-quarter
1.60%
Jan 2026
M2 Money Supply
Year-over-year growth
4.72%
Apr 2026
Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) · Updated monthly
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