Federal Reserve, Inflation

Rise In October Consumer Inflation Not Enough To Stop Fed Rate Cuts
Consumer inflation accelerated in October 2024. However, the odds of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut on December 18 are still high.
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.
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher to 2.8% — stoking doubts on December rate cut
The latest inflation data will likely reinforce the central bank’s cautious approach when it meets to decide on cutting interest rates next month.
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 increases continue to plague consumers.
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Remained Elevated in October
The core version of the Fed’s preferred 12-month inflation gauge ticked back up to 2.8% as expected last month.
Wall Street sees 'slower' pace of Fed rate cuts in 2025
When accounting for the various policies, Deutsche Bank estimates the US economy will grow at an annualized rate of 2.5% in 2025, with the rate of unemployment ending the year at 3.9% (down from 4.1% currently) and the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, "core" Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), ending 2025 at 2.6%.
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 ...
Fed's Powell may have made US monetary policy boring again
For much of the past 17 years the Federal Reserve has been the central player in U.S. economic policy, throwing ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates May Ease Next Year, But It Depends on the Fed
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates might not drop much this month, but they're expected to go ...
Gold dips on firm dollar, inflation data sparks caution on Fed rate cuts
Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while investors assessed a flurry of economic data ...
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq slide after key Fed inflation gauge shows faltering progress
JPMorgan's global equity strategy team led by Dubravko Lakos-Bujas sees the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) hitting 6,500 by the end of 2025 ...