/tags/u-s-federal-reserve U.S. Federal Reserve en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT /business/2026-03-31/hunt-for-next-regional-federal-reserve-leader-comes-amid-tensions-with-president-trump The next president of the regional Federal Reserve Bank will be voting on interest rates next year. That’s just the highest profile task for the job that’s based in Atlanta but watches over the economy across parts of six states, including all of Florida. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT /business/2026-03-31/hunt-for-next-regional-federal-reserve-leader-comes-amid-tensions-with-president-trump Tom Hudson /business/2026-01-13/south-florida-inflation-prices-groceries-bills The price of groceries, medical care and clothes are helping keep the annual regional inflation rate up. While the pace of price increases has slowed, overall inflation remained elevated in December. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:25:03 GMT /business/2026-01-13/south-florida-inflation-prices-groceries-bills Tom Hudson /business/2026-01-12/federal-reserve-inflation-jobs-interest-rates-bostic Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Pres. Raphael Bostic knows hiring has cooled off, but he remains most concerned about keeping inflation heating up. The Fed's main tool to fight inflation is higher interest rates, which is the opposite of what Pres. Trump has been pressuring the Fed to do. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:23:25 GMT /business/2026-01-12/federal-reserve-inflation-jobs-interest-rates-bostic Tom Hudson /2025-12-17/inflation-prices-fed-regional-federal-reserve Atlanta Fed Pres. Raphael Bostic had a stark warning about inflation. He worries it could be higher for longer as companies in the southeast prepare to raise prices by more than 2% in the new year. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:18:37 GMT /2025-12-17/inflation-prices-fed-regional-federal-reserve Tom Hudson /business/2025-01-06/recession-isnt-out-of-the-question-in-2025-says-fau-economist William Luther is an associate professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University. He told WUSF that early economic signals spell out uncertainty for 2025. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:33:45 GMT /business/2025-01-06/recession-isnt-out-of-the-question-in-2025-says-fau-economist Gabriella Paul /business/2024-12-03/economy-federal-reserve-inflation Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta boss is optimistic about the economy heading into the new year. Yet, he's unsure rates will go lower. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:44:21 GMT /business/2024-12-03/economy-federal-reserve-inflation Tom Hudson /commentary/2024-09-19/tua-concussion-central-bank-rates COMMENTARY This week's Fed rate cut is a reminder we should keep promoting autonomous central banks in Latin America — but Tua Tagovailoa's concussion crisis argues against exporting football there. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-09-19/tua-concussion-central-bank-rates Tim Padgett /business/2024-07-02/inflation-federal-reserve-jobs Regional Federal Reserve leader Raphael Bostic is prepared to cast his vote to lower interest rates late this year if he is convinced inflation has been beaten - and he’s not yet. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:02:00 GMT /business/2024-07-02/inflation-federal-reserve-jobs Tom Hudson /business/2023-07-14/inflation-miami-federal-reserve-interest-rates Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic tells SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± he doesn’t think interest rates need to be increased right now, even as inflation remains high in some places — particularly South Florida. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /business/2023-07-14/inflation-miami-federal-reserve-interest-rates Tom Hudson /2023-02-01/the-fed-raises-interest-rates-by-only-a-quarter-point-after-inflation-drops The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point as part of its ongoing effort to fight inflation. Price hikes have begun to ease, but the Fed says inflation is not yet tamed. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:20:30 GMT /2023-02-01/the-fed-raises-interest-rates-by-only-a-quarter-point-after-inflation-drops Scott Horsley