Federal Reserve and Economic Policy Coverage by Nick Timiraos
Fed chairman to hold press conference for upcoming FOMC meeting, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that the Federal Reserve chairman has scheduled a press conference for next week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...
Nick Timiraos: Fed faces possible disagreement over managing AI-related price risks
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that managing the risks associated with price effects from the AI buildout is emerging as a potential point of ...
Energy prices seen pulling down June CPI, Nick Timiraos expects
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that economists expect last month’s decline in energy prices will pull down headline CPI for June. He notes that the ...
Nick Timiraos: NY Fed chief sees policy on hold barring higher monthly core inflation
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that New York Fed President John Williams has outlined precise criteria for considering a rate increase. Williams ...
Central bank communications group features market veterans, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, highlights the leadership of a central bank communications task force. The team is co-led by Peter Fisher, who served at the ...
Nick Timiraos: Fed minutes indicate some support for rate hike in June
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes show a few participants saw a case for raising interest rates in June. ...
Maintaining a 2% inflation target is critical, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, highlights a continued commitment to a 2% inflation target. In recent comments, he indicated that while the pace of achieving ...
Nick Timiraos: Fed rate hike risks seen as macroeconomic mistake by Hassett
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Kevin Hassett told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo it would be a "macroeconomic mistake" for the Federal Reserve to raise ...
Kevin Warsh reshapes Fed in Greenspan image, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports on the recent passing of Alan Greenspan at age 100 and the subsequent actions of Kevin Warsh. Warsh, described as ...
Nick Timiraos: NY Fed president sees inflation elevated above target due to tariffs and tech demand
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that New York Federal Reserve President John Williams sees current inflation as "unquestionably elevated and well ...
Fed should stay flexible on inflation after energy reversal, Nick Timiraos tells
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Bessent told CNBC he hopes the Federal Reserve maintains 'an open mind' regarding inflation. Bessent believes the ...
Nick Timiraos: Former Philadelphia Fed president calls for transparent response to blackout speech report
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Pat Harker, the former Philadelphia Fed president, has commented on LinkedIn regarding a media report about a ...
Alan Greenspan led Fed for 18½ years and influenced U.S. economy, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. Greenspan served as head of the Federal Reserve for 18½ years, gaining ...
Nick Timiraos: Federal Reserve official Bowman attended private Bank of America dinner in New York
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Michelle Bowman, vice chair of supervision at the Federal Reserve, attended a private, invitation-only dinner ...
Fed considers rate hike at meeting, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, highlights a notable change in the Federal Reserve's policy discussions as attention shifts from debating potential rate cuts ...
Nick Timiraos: U.S. core CPI rises 0.21% in May, 12-month reading hits 2.9%
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that the core Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.21% in May. This brought the 12-month core CPI measure up to ...
May CPI to show elevated headline inflation, Nick Timiraos estimates
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, highlights expectations for May’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. The headline figure is anticipated to be strong, largely ...
Nick Timiraos: Fed maintains easing bias as debate shifts toward possible tightening
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that the Federal Reserve maintained an easing bias in its April FOMC statement. Timiraos highlights that the policy ...
Rate hikes may be needed soon to curb inflation, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack has indicated interest rate hikes could "soon" be warranted if current ...
Nick Timiraos: Fed chairman considers focusing on trimmed inflation measures
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is encouraging greater attention to inflation indicators that remove the most extreme ...
Core PCE rises to highest level since November 2023, Nick Timiraos estimates
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that based on recent CPI and PPI data, forecasters expect the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index to ...
