Golden Finance reported that "Federal Mouthplate" Nick Timiraos: The Trump administration has introduced a series of policies that make it more difficult to predict economic growth and inflation. Measures to deregulate and lower energy prices may boost economic growth and keep inflation cooler. Recent economic data paint a mixed picture. Spending slowed, but hiring remained stable, with unemployment in February at 4.1%. In addition to food and energy projects, commodity prices have fallen for most of last year, making a meaningful contribution to the slowdown in inflation over the same period, but prices have risen recently. Michael Reid, senior U.S. analyst at RBC, said the Fed could “be in an increasingly difficult situation because on the one hand there are signs that the job market is slowing, although many data will not be immediately visible in the job report.” On the other hand, tariffs could lead to higher inflation data for the rest of the year.