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U.S. inflation expectations are not contained despite officials assurances to the contrary, which means inflation could quickly resume rising and climb above 4% before the end of the year, says Berkeley economist and SF Fed adviser Yuriy Gorodnichenko, who recently presented a paper at the Fed Board's 2nd Thomas Laubach conference. This will put a Fed in a bind that not only prevents them from cutting interest rates but my even force them to hike, he told MNI.

Former Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker discusses the outlook for interest rate policy and the economy amid the challenge of volatile trade wars, as well as his concerns about the expansion of the Fed's powers in conducting credit policy over time.

ECB economist explains why China might reroute trade to Europe in a higher degree than during the trade tensions in 2018

MNI Fed reporter Jean Yung discusses her takeaway from the Fed's latest 75 basis point rate hike and her impressions from attending Fed Chair Powell's press conference.