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Inflation rose to 2.6% in Fed’s preferred gauge

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 Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge.

The New York Times · 17h

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.

CNN on MSN · 18h

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 indicated some progress in the fight to rein in price hikes.

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US inflation increases in December; consumer spending robust

U.S. inflation increased by the most in eight months in December amid robust consumer spending on goods and services, ...

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Iowans have lost an estimated $34,000 to inflation since 2020.

How much has rising inflation since 2020 cost you? While Iowans need to spend more to maintain their standard of living, ...

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Americans' Paychecks Are Worth Less Because of Inflation—Here's How Much

Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the cost of living continues to outpace earnings, leaving many ...

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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 ...

Real World Economics: Understanding inflation will lead to trust in economic policies

Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying ...

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One chart shows that low-income Americans get hit hardest by inflation

Rising food and housing costs have hit the lowest-income Americans the hardest in recent years.

'Budget constraints' hamper collection of economic data | Tatiana Bailey

Economists like me rely on data from federal data collection agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the ...

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Inflation and ASCs in 5 numbers

Here are five numbers on inflation and how its impacting ASCs in 2025: 2.9%: The Consumer Price Index increase, also known as inflation, for December 2024, the most recent available data by the Bureau ...

Fed pauses interest rate cuts amid rising inflation concerns

After a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee in Washington, the Fed announced it would hold its rate target at 4.25% to 4.50%.

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