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Producer prices shoot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for their customers

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WASHINGTON— U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10- week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers. All the numbers were much higher than economists had expected and it alters the dynamic at the U.S. Federal Reserve…

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The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:. While the Top 100 comprise a small fraction of the nearly 10,000 DIs in the United States as of 2021, they account for most of the transaction deposit account balances, 64 percent by number in 2021 and 68 percent by value. Balances of business accounts at these largest institutions…

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Senate approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, putting the 56- year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the U.S. central bank grapples with intensifying inflation that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate cuts President Donald Trump demanded. The vote was 54-45 in the most-partisan-ever U.S….

The appointment of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve is an event that mainstream analysts prefer to discuss in the genre of personnel chronicles and market expectations. Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the Senate on May 13, 2026, by a vote of 54 to 45, and took office on May 16. He inherits a central bank with a balance sheet of roughly $6.7 trillion,…

—Jerome Powell's stint leading the Federal Reserve is finished, but his battle with President Donald Trump is far from over. Powell's second four-year term as chair of the Fed board ended Friday, two days after his successor, Kevin Warsh, was confirmed by the Senate as the bank's next chief. As Trump's first year back in the White House wound down, the president…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below:. UBS Group AG, Zurich, Switzerland, Credit Suisse AG, Zurich Switzerland, Credit Suisse Holdings, Inc., New York, New York and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, New York, New York.

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application by the Stephen M. Calk 2025 Trust, of Houston, Texas, to become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring National Bancorp Holdings, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquiring The Federal Savings Bank, both of…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced that it did not object to the conversion of United Texas Bank, of Dallas, Texas, from a bank supervised by the Federal Reserve to a national bank supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. As required by law, the OCC submitted a…

Measure ER in Los Angeles County is a one-half percent sales tax increase to pay the cost of providing full health insurance to illegal immigrants. It was placed on the ballot by a 4-1 vote of the Board of Supervisors, with only Kathryn Barger in opposition. Proponents, led by Supervisor Holly Mitchell, insist that this tax increase is necessary because of federal…

WASHINGTON— Fifteen years after leaving the Federal Reserve in opposition to an expansive bond-buying program that has since saddled it with a $6.7 trillion portfolio, Kevin Warsh is returning as the U.S. central bank's leader with a big reform agenda that may be tough to translate into quick changes. Trump clashed repeatedly with Powell, initially demanding…

WASHINGTON— Fifteen years after leaving the Federal Reserve in opposition to an expansive bond-buying program that has since saddled it with a $6.7 trillion portfolio, Kevin Warsh is returning as the U.S. central bank's leader with a big reform agenda that may be tough to translate into quick changes. Trump clashed repeatedly with Powell, initially demanding…

WASHINGTON- Fifteen years after leaving the Federal Reserve in opposition to an expansive bond-buying program that has since saddled it with a $6.7 trillion portfolio, Kevin Warsh is returning as the U.S. central bank's leader with a big reform agenda that may be tough to translate into quick changes. Trump clashed repeatedly with Powell, initially demanding…

—Jerome Powell's stint leading the Federal Reserve is finished, but his battle with President Donald Trump is far from over. Fast food restaurant to launch Conecuh dogs along Gulf Coast ahead of other locations. Powell's second four-year term as chair of the Fed board ended Friday, two days after his successor, Kevin Warsh, was confirmed by the Senate as the bank's…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:. The Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Dallas, and Richmond today announced the results of this yearsHigh School Fed Challenge, an academic paper competition. Fairview High School, Boulder, CO: Time to Face the Music: Is Inequality in the Music Industry a Problem?

DETROIT, MICHIGAN- May 15, 2026- The Federal Reserve has stopped cutting interest rates thanks to persistent inflation, a war in Iran that has sent gas prices soaring and geopolitical tensions that don't appear to be abating. But what wasn't expected was the dissent within the Federal Reserve. Instead of a unanimous vote, the FOMC was split 8-4, with Fed officials…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. At the Money Marketeers of New York University, New York, New York. There has been a lot of discussion of late about reducing the size of the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve to reduce our "footprint" in the financial system.