The Fed should not ignore the inflation target – Fmr. Kansas City Fed president

Former Kansas City Fed President Esther George said she firmly opposes the Federal Reserve’s last rate cuts and maintains ...

What Is The Fed's Real Inflation Target?

The low variation of the growth of the PCE and CPI indexes during the periods when the Fed has actively managed inflation is ...

Fed expected to pause rate cuts after 3 straight reductions amid uncertainty over jobs, inflation

Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates steady at 3.5%-3.75% range as FOMC navigates inflation concerns and softening ...
Marketplace

Inflation remains stubbornly above Fed's target

Inflation is still stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, as shown by the consumer price index for December, which was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday morning. Overall ...

PCE inflation stays above target through November

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its delayed income, spending and inflation report for October and November. Headline ...

Inflation held steady in December, remaining well above the Fed's 2% target

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released CPI inflation data which showed that consumer prices rose at a steady pace in ...

Inflation cooled slightly in December though it remains above Fed’s target

Still, Tuesday’s report suggested that inflation didn’t change even with newer, more comprehensive figures. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in December, compared with a year ago, the same figure as November ...
Daily Maverick

SA consumer inflation averages 3.2% in 2025, well inside Sarb’s new target range

South Africa’s consumer price index (CPI) averaged a benign 3.2% in 2025, significantly slower than the 4.4% it averaged the previous year – a clear sign that the Reserve Bank’s (Sarb’s) quest to cont ...