The great inflation of 2021 is still haunting the Fed

Key Takeaways Fed officials refrained from cutting interest rates at their most recent meeting out of concern that inflation is still running over the Fed's 2% target.The stubbornness of inflation, ...

What Is The Fed's Real Inflation Target?

The low variation of the growth of the PCE and CPI indexes during the periods when the Fed has actively managed inflation is ...
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Inflation eases in December, core consumer prices rise at slowest pace since March 2021, CPI report shows

Inflation eased in December as core consumer prices rose at the slowest annual rate since March 2021 in the final month of the year. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the Bureau of Labor ...

What the Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Could Reveal on Thursday

We're finally about to learn how much consumer prices rose back in November, according to the Federal Reserve's favorite measure of inflation.

Fed's Barkin says hard to know how long higher productivity will last

By Howard Schneider COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Rising productivity is helping businesses ease cost pressures ...
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November CPI: Inflation Momentum Cools, But Data Gaps Complicate The Read

November CPI data shows a sharp deceleration in both headline and core inflation, with core CPI falling to 2.6% YoY, its lowest since March 2021. Disinflation was broad-based, led by food and shelter, ...
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Scott Bessent’s Advice on How To Reduce Inflation Raises Eyebrows

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s novel solution for reducing consumer inflation has drawn bemusement from many online. "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue ...