Federal Reserve and Economic Policy Coverage by Nick Timiraos
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 ...
Nick Timiraos: Navarro urges patience on Fed rate hikes as calls grow louder
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, highlights Peter Navarro's counsel for the Federal Reserve to exercise patience before raising interest rates. Timiraos notes ...
Warsh faces immediate policy challenge as Fed chair, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, examines the immediate challenges facing Warsh as he assumes the role of Fed chair. Timiraos points to mounting goods prices ...
Nick Timiraos: Disinflation likely after one or two more hot inflation numbers
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, shares Bessent's view that after one or two additional hot inflation readings, substantial disinflation is likely to follow. ...
Fed chair confirmation for Kevin Warsh aligns with market action, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that Kevin Warsh is on track to be confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair on a day when the market appears to ...
Nick Timiraos: Core CPI rises 0.376 percent in April as inflation trend remains steady
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that core CPI increased by 0.376 percent in April, with the 12-month measure rounding up to 2.8 percent (2.7502 ...
U.S. employment falls and labor force shrinks, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that employment in the U.S. household survey decreased by 226,000 while the labor force contracted by 92,000. He also ...
Nick Timiraos: Iran war drove global supply chain index higher in April
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, highlights shifts in global supply chain pressures. He reports that tariffs did not cause any notable change last year in the ...
U.S. job vacancies match trend for unemployed, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that U.S. job openings have remained stable, with the three-month moving average standing at 7 million in March. There ...
Nick Timiraos: Powell Fed faced worst inflation in 48 years and ethics concerns
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, highlights recent remarks from Bessent criticizing the Powell-led Federal Reserve. Bessent, speaking to Bartiromo on Fox News, ...
Fed views evolve as Mideast energy concerns grow, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, examines how perspectives within the U.S. Federal Reserve shift over time. The tweet contrasts dovish arguments for rate cuts ...
Nick Timiraos: PCE inflation in March reached highest level since May 2023
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, reports that PCE inflation stood at 3.5% in March, marking the highest reading since May 2023. Core PCE inflation was recorded ...
Fed statement must hold attention before Powell speaks, Nick Timiraos notes
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at Wall Street Journal, notes that there are no Fed dots being released today, leaving the FOMC statement as the main focus ahead of Chair Powell's ...
Nick Timiraos: Warsh pushes for broad Fed reforms including communication strategies
At the Warsh hearing covered by Nick Timiraos, Warsh emphasized his commitment to a significant reform agenda for the Federal Reserve. The suggested reforms cover both the Fed's approach to ...
Fed independence is largely up to Fed, Nick Timiraos notes
Kevin Warsh is set to address the Senate in a hearing, emphasizing that Fed independence depends on the central bank itself and that responsibility for controlling inflation rests with the Fed ...
Nick Timiraos: Warsh Fed chair confirmation faces DOJ probe and Tillis blockade
Nick Timiraos highlights the increasing challenges facing the Federal Reserve's leadership transition. Elevated energy prices are exacerbating what was already a complicated situation. Kevin ...
Powell accepts Volcker award and urges doing what is right, Nick Timiraos writes
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accepted an award named for former Fed Chair Paul Volcker, stating, 'Ultimately, each of us will want to look back at the arc of our lives and know that we did ...
