Economic Indicators

Fed's Rosengren: Stimulus wind down to begin by fall

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston added his voice Monday to a growing number of people, inside and outside the Fed, who say the central bank should soon begin to dial back its extraordinary aid for an economy that is strongly recovering from the pandemic recession.

IMF warns rising inflation could last longer than expected

The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that a recent inflation burst could prove longer-lasting than expected, forcing central banks across the world to take action to address the rising cost of goods and services.

A key gauge of future inflation is easing

One of the most important signals of future inflation has begun to ease in the past month, a development that should reassure the Federal Reserve in its prediction that the recent inflation surge will prove largely temporary.

Here's how much taxpayers can get in added federal benefits

The federal government has created and boosted several benefits in order to ensure that Americans are able to weather the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and cumulatively those benefits add up to sizable income boost for some.