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“Today’s report is a bright green light for rate cuts. Prices are falling, and the Fed’s current stance is only hindering that progress. The Fed has all the data it needs to cut rates now.”
“We’ve had nearly two years of falling inflation and zero inflation in May. Despite this progress, Chair Powell has kept interest rates at a 23-year high at the expense of families struggling with high borrowing costs. Congress should be asking one question: Where are the rate cuts?”
“Families feel the pain of high interest rates when they pay their credit card bill or enter the housing market. The Fed has all the data it needs when inflation has been falling from its peak for nearly two years. Chair Powell and his colleagues must rate cuts now."
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“With zero price growth in May for both CPI and PCE, there is no reason to hold back on cutting interest rates. Chair Powell shouldn’t waste any more time. Families need relief from high housing and borrowing costs now.”
“Director Brainard is exactly right: Corporations are keeping prices high as their costs come down. Corporate savings should translate to savings for consumers – not record-high profit margins.”
“Today’s ruling is great news. Next year, there is truly nothing standing in Congress’s way to make the wealthy pay up.”
“Senator Warren just laid down a critical marker for the tax fight in 2025 – if Democrats do not want to get rolled by corporations once again, they must stiffen their spines and pursue a dramatically different approach. To build the America we want to see, we must finally force corporations and the wealthy to pay up.”
Today, Groundwork Collaborative’s Director of Policy and Research Bilal Baydoun concluded The American Prospect’s sweeping special June issue, “How Pricing Really Works,” with his piece, “Taming the Pricing Beast.”
“The Trump tax law was never intended to help everyday people. It served as a windfall for the wealthy and corporations – the same corporations that have jacked up prices and scored record profits. It’s time to reverse the damage."