Christopher Rugaber

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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...

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

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 artiοΏ½...

Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices - AP News

Business May 1, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal ResοΏ½...

Warsh says he got no pressure from Trump to cut rates even as president publicly pushes for them - AP News

Business April 23, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trumps nominee to chair the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that he never promised the White House that he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his caοΏ½...

The wealthy ramp up spending while other Americans tread water, new study finds - AP News

Business February 4, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly in the past three years than other consumers, according to new data released Tuesday,οΏ½...

In the case of the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court appears to carve out a murky exception - AP News

Business January 24, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court for the past year has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve. οΏ½...