Replying to readers on price increases
With inflation down and the jobs market cooling, the economics points to 50bp
GDP to keep expanding while unemployment will remain relatively low, economists predict
Poor harvests are pushing up costs up for a nation that consumes 6bn shots a year in bars and cafés
Austria’s central bank governor Robert Holzmann says Eurozone borrowing costs could fall to 2.5% by mid-2025
The former Fed vice-chair on monetary policy, the Fed’s record and the presidential race
Discounters often prosper in downturns, but recently they have been hurt by rising costs and their customers’ precarious finances
Close call over whether to lower rates by half or quarter point this month
Christine Lagarde says policymakers decided ‘unanimously’ on this year’s second quarter-point reduction
Plus Apple’s buybacks
Libertarian leader says spending jump will ruin his fiscal balance drive
Data sets stage for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its meeting next week
American inflation is down. Employment might be next
Evaluating Powell’s management of monetary policy
Volatility is here to stay
Concerns grow that deflationary forces are taking root in world’s second-biggest economy
Recent inflation has led some economists to discuss price controls and supply management
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Comments from policymakers follow report showing US economy added fewer jobs than expected
Yi Gang calls for looser monetary policy in rare admission of pressing economic concern
Dispatches from the MPC alumni network
‘Partisan’ move overrides tradition of government and opposition striking deal on new governor
Department for Tortured National Statistics
The trend is not your friend
Large shocks are likely to recur in the future, bringing significant challenges for policymakers
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