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Dow Jones Climbs as Fed’s Preferred Gauge of Inflation Hits the Mark
The Dow Jones (DJIA) is set to open Friday’s trading session higher as investors digest the latest inflation reading. Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 55% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, ...
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Inflation held steady in February, according to Fed's preferred gauge
Inflation held steady in February compared to a year ago, according to a release from the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of price increases. The reading matched economists' expectations. Consumer ...
4 Fed officials strike hawkish tone on rate cuts, citing inflation concerns
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Jeff Schmid said Friday he preferred to hold interest rates steady at this week’s ...
Federal Reserve poised to cut key interest rate for the second time this year
Investors are nearly certain that the Federal Reserve will announce a quarter-point cut to its benchmark interest rate ...
Inflation Remains Challenging, Powell Says
Powell said that estimates indicate the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, ...
The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.
The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor ...
WSPA
Fed’s favored inflation gauge accelerates slightly in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier. The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures ...
NBC News
Key Fed inflation gauge cools to its slowest rate in over three years
An important economic measure for the Federal Reserve showed Friday that inflation during May slowed to its lowest annual rate in more than three years. The core personal consumption expenditures ...
‘Strongly differing views’: Divided Fed cuts rates but signals future moves are in doubt
"What do you do if you’re driving in the fog?" Fed Chair Jerome Powell said of the lack of data during the government ...
Fed Lowers Key Interest Rate as Hiring Slows, Inflation Persists
The rate cut could gradually reduce costs for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, and business borrowing, offering some ...
Benzinga.com
Fed Has Green Light To Cut Rates After Soft Inflation, Economists Say
A wide range of economists say the Federal Reserve now has the green light to cut interest rates, following a cooler-than-expected inflation report that suggests price pressures are easing — and that ...
Wall Street Journal
There Is More Than One Way to Measure Inflation
The consumer-price index is a closely watched gauge of what everyday Americans pay for goods and services, but it’s not what policymakers at the Federal Reserve look at most carefully. The Fed’s ...