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Core PCE price index jumps MoM by most in 13 months on non-housing services.
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The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% in February after advancing by an unrevised 0.3% in January, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday.

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Inflation Galore Now: Fed Started Rate Cuts At The Low Point 6 Months Ago, Just As Inflation Began To Resurge
While gasoline prices fell in February from January, and food prices were stable month-to-month after substantial increases in prior months, prices in core services jumped, driven by non-housing services, especially by the ongoing six-month-long red-hot spike in recreational services – the services that consumers want to buy.
Personal Spending, Fed's Core Inflation Gauge Both Rose Last Month
U.S. personal income and consumption both rose in February, the Commerce Department said Friday, a reassuring economic signal. But the Fed's preferred metric for core inflation increased farther above the central bank's target.
US inflation remained elevated last month as consumer spending rose slightly
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve remained high last month even before the impact of most tariffs has been felt. Americans' spending increased after a steep fall last month but remained weak,
VIEW US Feb PCE prices index shows inflation picture still a conundrum
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% in February after advancing by an unrevised 0.3% in January, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday. Economists had forecast the PCE price index gaining 0.
Inflation Remained Sticky Ahead of Trump’s Escalating Trade War
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure showed underlying price pressures persisting in February, as inflation-adjusted spending stayed muted.
US Consumers Remained Cautious About Spending Last Month as Inflation Ticked Higher
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve remained high last month even before the impact of most tariffs has been felt
Here's How Many Interest Rate Cuts the Fed Is Projecting in 2025 -- and What It Means for Stocks
The U.S. Federal Reserve has a dual mandate. First, it's tasked with keeping inflation under control, which means ensuring the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases by around 2% per year. Second, the central bank aims to keep the economy operating at full employment -- although it doesn't have a specific target for the unemployment rate.
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Why Fed rate cuts or hikes don't move stocks like you'd expect
The chart below reflects all Fed rate cuts and hikes since 1980 ... After that rate cut on March 16, 2020, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index XX:W5000FLT rose 45.2% over the subsequent six ...
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Fed’s interest rate history: The federal funds rate from 1981 to the present
Even so, the federal funds rate remains the highest since 2007, according to a Bankrate analysis of historic Fed moves. The big question is when the Fed could get back to cutting interest rates.
Where Inflation Stands as the Federal Reserve Meets
The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate of promoting maximum employment and stable prices, which it tries to foster by targeting low and stable inflation of 2%. Here's how one widely watched measure of inflation,
The Fed's Interest Rate Cuts Foreshadowed the Stock Market Correction, and Here's What Might Happen Next
the below chart undeniably shows that periods of high interest rates have often foreshadowed recessions, dating back to the 1960s: It turns out the Fed isn't very good at timing interest rate cuts ...
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Fed Rate Monitor Tool
At 05:25 ET (09:25 GMT), the Dollar Index, which... Gold prices fall from record highs as dollar firms on easing rate cut bets By Investing.com - Mar 21, 2025 Investing.com-- Gold prices fell in Asian trade on Friday, extending a fall from recent record ...
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Philly Fed Index Extends Pullback But Still Indicates Growth In March
The Philly Fed said its diffusion index for current general activity slid to 12.5 in March after plunging to 18.1 in February, although a positive reading still indicates growth. Economists had ...
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Fed holds rates steady, sees slower growth and higher inflation amid Trump uncertainties
The unemployment rate is seen edging up to 4.4% from 4.3% previously. "There are so many things we don’t know," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference Wednesday, and "uncertainty is ...
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