while inflation is high. This condition is very rare. While the Fed controls monetary policy, the legislative branch (Congress) and executive branch (led by the President) control fiscal policy ...

Fiscal policy objectives vary. In the short term, governments may focus on macroeconomic stabilization—for example, spending more or cutting taxes to stimulate an ailing economy or slashing spending ...

Inflation control vs growth While the government ... Amid these challenges, one key question remains: will fiscal and monetary policy finally find common ground, or will diverging pressures ...

The conditions for fiscal dominance — when a central bank’s ability to control inflation through monetary policy is effectively negated by a government’s high debt and deficits — are ...

Kugler said she is carefully watching how the Trump administration's trade, immigration, fiscal policy and regulatory changes impact inflation and the labor market, but the "significantly larger ...

Complementary tools besides monetary policy is needed to control inflation, say economists, who believe that interest rate hikes by themselves may be ineffective to combat rising prices.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at a conference Friday that President Donald Trump's tariffs are likely to increase inflation ... for trade policy, immigration policy, fiscal policy ...

Household consumption, the main driver of domestic growth, is sensitive to higher inflation and borrowing costs. A more pronounced economic slowdown also increases the risk that fiscal policy ...