Megan Leonhardt is an Economics Reporter at Barron's. She specializes in business and economics, covering topics such as capital markets, economic policy, and commodities trading, with a keen focus on the global and local economy. Megan's work has been featured in prominent publications including Fortune, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, and MarketWatch.
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By: Megan Leonhardt
The coming week’s inflation reports may be cool enough to keep the Federal Reserve on the sidelines.
The coming week's inflation reports may be cool enough to keep the Federal Reserve on the sidelines.
By: Megan Leonhardt
Some Federal Reserve critics favor trimming the central bank’s balance sheet rather than increasing interest rates to fight inflation.
Many economists and investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point at its Sept. 16-17 policy meeting. But this coming week’s inflation data may p
U.S. wholesale inflation was right in line with economists' expectations last month, with a firmer monthly reading that was led by higher diesel fuel prices.
Producer prices rose 5.4% year over year. Persistent inflation could make a Fed rate hike more likely.
Producer prices rose 5.4% year over year. The firmer reading was led by higher diesel fuel prices.
By: Megan Leonhardt
Financial nonprofit Better Markets claims that the Federal Reserve held secret meetings and colluded with banks in setting capital requirement regulations.
Inflation Looms Large . Stocks fell for the fourth straight day of trading ahead of tomorrow's critical inflation report.
Higher oil prices and a sovereign bond sell-off sent stocks lower, but all eyes are on tomorrow’s CPI reading.
