Fed’s Kashkari says inflation fight takes priority as labor market is ‘in decent shape’

Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Thursday that bringing down inflation in the U.S. remains his top priority, warning…

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NY Fed President Williams says some ‘technical factors’ distorted November’s CPI reading downward

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Friday that “technical factors” likely distorted November’s inflation data, pushing the headline reading lower than it otherwise would have been. “There were some special factors or practical factors that really are related to the fact that they weren’t able to collect data in October and not in…

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Trump on Greene's resignation plans: 'Great news'

President Trump said Friday night that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) announcement that she is leaving Congress in early January is “very good news for the country” — perhaps rubbing salt into the wound a week after withdrawing his endorsement from her. The president told ABC News’ Rachel Scott that Greene, who was previously one…

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Europe mulls counter-tariffs, ACI against the U.S. amid Greenland crisis

A protester takes part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters European states are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and broader punitive economic counter-measures against the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened fresh export levies, deepening a rift over Greenland. Trump announced Saturday that eight…

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