CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

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Inflation report lands amid spiking oil prices, rising interest rates and Fed on fence - Yahoo Finance

Business September 12, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Friday's inflation report is shaping up to be among the most consequential in years. Oil and gas prices have spiked again on the back of renewed combat in the Middle East. The FederaοΏ½...

US wholesale prices rise in latest sign of stubborn inflation as oil prices continue to climb - AP News

Business September 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. The Labor Departments produceοΏ½...

Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated - AP News

Business August 29, 2026

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bringοΏ½...

Fed governor Lisa Cook slams Trump’s renewed threat to fire her - AP News

Business August 28, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook said the Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her from the central banks governing board in a letter late Wednesday responding to renewοΏ½...

Key inflation gauge remains elevated during Iran conflict and ongoing US trade fights - AP News

Business August 27, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) An inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve stayed elevated last month in the latest sign that many Americans are still struggling with higher costs. Stubbornly highοΏ½...

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall - AP News

Business August 14, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months οΏ½...

Will tough talk be enough? Fed Chair Warsh faces pressure to combat inflation - AP News

Business July 29, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged when it meets Tuesday and Wednesday, but chair Kevin Warsh is under increasing pressure to hike rates soon, a mοΏ½...

Fed chair Warsh sidesteps Senate questions on inflation, AI, contact with Trump - Yahoo Finance

Business July 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday navigated a series of thorny questions from senators on issues such as the impact of AI on inflation, what contacts he has had with PresοΏ½...

Warsh says Fed has β€˜no tolerance’ for high inflation but provides no hints on next move - AP News

Business July 15, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Tuesday that the Fed will make high inflation a thing of the past, yet he provided no signal about the central banks next steps. Fed policymakοΏ½...

Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity - AP News

Business July 14, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) American consumers and the Federal Reserve are being hit with another high-cost headache. The gusher of investment in data centers likely topping $700 billion this year to power artοΏ½...