Inflation, Fed

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,
Inflation Proved Stubborn in October, Fed’s Preferred Metric Shows
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure remained above the central bank’s 2% target pace in the year through October, as progress on slowing price growth appears to have stalled in late 2024.
The Fed’s Favorite Inflation Measure Sped Up in October
Inflation has been stubborn in recent months. Now, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s tariffs loom as a potential risk.
Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Picks Up, in Line With Forecasts
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 preferred inflation gauge rises to 2.3% annually, meeting expectations
The personal consumption expenditures price index was expected to show inflation at 2.3% in October.
Fed's Key Inflation Measure Likely Stayed Above-Target In October
Key Takeaways Inflation as measured by Personal Consumption Expenditures likely reaccelerated in October, according to forecasts of the report due Wednesday.Housing has kept overall inflation elevated even though other things have fallen back to pre-pandemic inflation rates.
Trump Trade Muddles Inflation Outlook in Fed’s Favorite Gauge
A stock-market rally boosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s victory is set to put upward pressure on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, which in turn could keep interest rates elevated.
Fed's preferred inflation gauge expected to stall again in October
October's increase in the core PCE (personal consumption expenditure) price index is expected to hang out at +0.3% month-over-month, the same as in September, according to economists' consensus. It highlights the difficulty in wringing the last bit of disinflation out of the current inflation rate to bring it down to the Federal Reserve's 2% goal.
Stock market surge under Trump victory will push up Fed’s inflation metric
The stock market is on fire, and Donald Trump’s election win is the match that lit it. The S&P 500 hit record highs as investors jumped on the so-called Trump trade, banking on the president’s pro-business policies.

Stock Futures Little Changed Ahead of Key Inflation Data

Fed’s Favored Inflation Metric Ticked Up To 6-Month High In October
The core PCE inflation measure is half of its 2022 peak, but it’s higher than it ever was from 1994 to 2020 as price ...
US inflation gauge ticks higher with price pressures still stubborn
According to the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, consumer prices rose 2.3 percent in October from a year earlier ...
Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits Fed's preferred inflation reading: Live updates
U.S. stock futures opened little changed on Tuesday night as traders await the release of the Federal Reserve's favorite ...
American consumers say they're struggling. Tariffs will make inflation much worse.
Donald Trump campaigned on a promise of taming inflation but the tariffs he announced Monday will likely stoke it even before ...
Fed’s ‘bumpy’ road to low inflation seen getting another jolt from PCE price gauge
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge is likely to show a sharper increase in prices in October for the second ...
Fed Minutes Show Greater Confidence About Jobs and Inflation
Several policymakers said they were less worried about an economic slowdown than they had been in September, when the Fed ...
Fed survey finds inflation fading as a risk next to debt, trade wars
President-elect Donald Trump may have campaigned hard against high inflation, but by the time of his Nov. 5 election victory ...
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FX Daily: Sticky inflation to keep dollar supported
Even though the market has largely moved on from the US inflation story, a sticky reading will add to doubts that the Fed ...