Latest PCE inflation report would justify first-half Fed rate cut: CMC
One of the most consequential takeaways from the latest PCE report showed that core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was stable in December. An earlier reading from the CPI ...
U.S. inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices ...
Inflation Stayed At 2.8% In December, Per Fed’s Preferred Metric—‘Further Progress’ Needed For Rate Cuts
Inflation has stalled above policymakers’ 2% target, according to data released Friday morning, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve’s decision earlier this week to pump the brakes on its ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticked Up Slightly in December
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
Fed's preferred inflation gauge meets expectations in December
The latest reading on the Fed's preferred inflation gauge comes just two days after the central bank paused its interest rate cutting cycle.
Inflation gauge favored by Fed showed price growth picked up in December
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, known as the personal consumption expenditures index, rose in December in ...
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge heated up again
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved even higher in December, driven in part by rising food and energy prices. However, a closely watched measurement of underlying inflation trends ...
Inflation rose to 2.6% in Fed’s preferred gauge in December
Inflation rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 2.6% for the year ending in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in an update to the personal consumption expenditures index, the ...
Inflation finishes 2024 well above Fed’s 2% target, PCE shows. Rate cuts on hold.
The price gauge used by the Federal Reserve to help set U.S. interest rates accelerated in December, pushing the bank further ...
US Labor Costs Rise From Year Earlier by Least Since 2021
US labor cost growth cooled in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers wage pressures ...
Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Key Inflation Report; Major Indexes on Track to Post January Gains
Stock futures are higher Friday morning as investors respond to a steady stream of earnings reports and await the release of a closely followed inflation indicator.