内容摘要：A livery coat and waistcoat worn by and enslaved servant, left, and a Brooks Brothers coat worn by an enslaved child are displayed in the “Superfine” Met Costume Institute exhibit. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

A livery coat and waistcoat worn by and enslaved servant, left, and a Brooks Brothers coat worn by an enslaved child are displayed in the “Superfine” Met Costume Institute exhibit. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

If the Fed were to cut rates, it could lower other borrowing costs, such as for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards, thoughA big issue facing the Fed is how tariffs will impact inflation. Nearly all economists and Fed officials expect the import taxes

, but it’s not clear by how much or for how long. Tariffs typically cause a one-time increase in prices, but not necessarily ongoing inflation.For now, the U.S. economy is mostly in solid shape, and inflation has cooled considerably from its peak in 2022. Consumers are spending at a healthy pace, though some of that may reflect buying things like cars ahead of tariffs. Businesses are stillat a steady pace, and unemployment is low.

Still, there are signs inflation will worsen in the coming months. Surveys of both manufacturing and services firms show that they are seeing higher prices from their suppliers. And a survey by the Federal Reserve’s Dallas branch found that nearly 55% of manufacturing firms expect to pass on the impact of tariff increases to their customers.AP Business Writer Alex Veiga in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the United Kingdom fell for the second month running in March largely as a result of lower prices at the pump, official figures showed Wednesday, a move that is likely to pile pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates next month.

The Office for National Statistics said consumer prices rose by 2.6% in the year to March, down from 2.8% the previous month. The decline was bigger than anticipated, with most economists predicting a more modest decline to 2.7%.The producer, writer and comedian gazed at the shiny key handed to her by Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and quipped: “Wow! I want to ask the question on everybody’s mind: What does it open?”

Brunson used the ceremony held at Andrew Hamilton School to celebrate the power of public education, public schoolteachers and music and arts education. Her parents and siblings were in attendance, along with Joyce Abbott, the teacher who inspired the name of the show’s fictional school, the “real life Gregory” and other teachers and classmates.The mural, titled Blooming Features, was created by artist Athena Scott with input from Brunson and Hamilton students and staff. Its brightly colored depictions of real people from the school wrap around the outside of the school’s red brick facade.

Brunson described taking inspiration from the murals painted along her subway route as a kid, especially when she saw one of her own teachers featured. She said she hopes this mural has the same effect.The actor said she nixed an initial mock-up brought to her by ABC that featured actors from the Emmy Award-winning show in favor of actual community members — because “that’s how you know there is a future.”