Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Picks Up, Backs Cautious Approach
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation accelerated in October from a year ago, helping explain policymakers’ more cautious approach to lowering interest rates.
Fed's favored inflation gauge showed price growth picked up in October
The Commerce Department released data showing that PCE inflation ticked higher in October, though the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained near last month's level.
Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises to 2.3% annually, meeting expectations
Inflation edged higher in October as the Federal Reserve is looking for clues on how much it should lower interest rates, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
The Fed's Preferred Inflation Measure Remains Stubbornly High
Fed officials had been hoping this fall for a clean downtrend in inflation, allowing them to focus more fully on preventing an economic downturn. The data hasn't cooperated. Over the 12 months through October,
US Fed's favored inflation gauge ticks up in October
US inflation -- set to be a key issue for incoming president Donald Trump -- accelerated slightly last month, according to data published Wednesday, underscoring price pressures in the world's
Inflation ticks up to 2.3% in Fed’s preferred gauge
Inflation rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 2.3% for the year ending in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday in an update to the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge. The rise in the personal consumption expenditures index from 2.
Fed inflation gauge ticked higher in October amid consumer spending boost
Markets focus on the core PCE inflation reading, which the Fed considers a more accurate representation of overall price pressures, as it incorporates changes in consumer spending
The Fed is Losing the Inflation Battle. Investors Don’t Care
Asset prices, meanwhile, have shrugged off all indication that the Fed’s inflation battle is moving in the wrong direction.
Trump Should Challenge the Fed’s Policies
An independent agency of government shouldn’t have such enormous power to skew financial outcomes.
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Fed's Goolsbee makes case for lower interest rates
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