Treasury Yields, Dollar Lifted by Unsurprising PCE Data
PCE data lifts Treasury yields and the dollar as the Fed's preferred inflation gauge meets expectations. The price index rises 2.6% in December from a year before, up from 2.4% in the 12 months ...
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Whisper it, but maybe life’s not so bad for many of the world's central bankers right now. But James Smith, ever the optimist, reckons that’s not going to last long. From tariffs to tech tantrums, ...
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 ...
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Key Fed Inflation, Wage Data Ease Worries Ahead Of Tariffs; S&P 500 Futures Rise
The Federal Reserve's key inflation rate is still elevated but kept up its two-month streak of good readings. S&P 500 futures ...
December PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 2.6%, In Line With Expectations
The PCE Price Index year over year rose 2.6% in December, in line with forecasts and following an increase of 2.4% in ...
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.
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 ...
Fed's preferred inflation 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.