Inflation is higher than the Fed wants. The problem could be its target
The costs of pulling inflation down to 2% have invited calls for the Fed to aim for a more realistic goal fit for the current moment: a higher inflation target.
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The costs of pulling inflation down to 2% have invited calls for the Fed to aim for a more realistic goal fit for the current moment: a higher inflation target.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as most growth stocks gained, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and more data this week to gauge the...
Yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged higher on Monday at 4.6371%, touching 16-year highs again, while the yield on the 2-year note, which best reflects interest rate expectations, remained above 5%. "The Fed has said that their target is still 2% and they are still long ways away from getting inflation really going in the direction that they want," said Russell Hackmann, President of Hackmann Wealth Partners.
The safety and stability of bonds can punish the stock market as investors move their money to "risk-free" assets.
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