European Inflation Skyrockets to Record 7.5% — ECB Chief Lagarde Expects Energy Prices to ‘Stay Higher for Longer’
While inflation continues to roar in the U.S., the inflation rate in the eurozone tapped another high last month reaching 7.5% in March. Energy and food prices have soared throughout the 19 member state economies, and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde expects energy prices to “stay higher for longer.” Eurozone Inflation Continues to Climb, […]
While the Fed Monitors the ‘Ukraine Situation Closely,’ Powell Still Expects a Series of Quarter-Point Rate Hikes
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell still expects to see interest rate hikes starting in March, but the Fed chief further stressed that the central bank will “need to be nimble.” In remarks prepared for members of U.S. Congress, Powell discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, noting that the “implications for the U.S. economy are highly […]