The fragile cease-fire between the U.S., Israel and Iran is welcome news for the U.S. economy, but economists caution the war’s economic fallout won’t be undone overnight

Americans, already unhappy with the cost of living, want relief from rising fuel costs and climbing mortgage rates. Economists caution that the war’s economic fallout won’t be undone overnight. 2026-04-08…

Continue ReadingThe fragile cease-fire between the U.S., Israel and Iran is welcome news for the U.S. economy, but economists caution the war’s economic fallout won’t be undone overnight

The cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran offers a chance to defuse the latest serious threat to the global economy. But for the Federal Reserve, it may have replaced one problem with another.

Minutes from the Fed’s March meeting showed officials continued pushing back their expectations about when inflation might resume a decline toward their 2% goal. 2026-04-08 18:28:00 Nick Timiraos

Continue ReadingThe cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran offers a chance to defuse the latest serious threat to the global economy. But for the Federal Reserve, it may have replaced one problem with another.

The cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran offers a chance to defuse the latest serious threat to the global economy. But for the Federal Reserve, it may have replaced one problem with another.

Minutes from the Fed’s March meeting showed officials continued pushing back their expectations about when inflation might resume a decline toward their 2% goal. 2026-04-08 18:28:00 Nick Timiraos

Continue ReadingThe cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran offers a chance to defuse the latest serious threat to the global economy. But for the Federal Reserve, it may have replaced one problem with another.