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Washington (AFP) - The US central bank's favored measure of inflation edged higher last month on the back of rising fuel prices, according to government data published Friday, but another gauge stripping out volatile food and energy prices continued to ease. US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell told a conference in San Francisco that the data had come in "pretty much in line with our expectations," suggesting the bank is still broadly on the path towards its long-term target of two percent, despite the recent uptick. But the higher top-line figure will likely still cause concern on President...
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Washington (AFP) - A measure of inflation favored by the US Federal Reserve weakened in November on lower energy prices, government data showed Friday, providing further reassurance to policymakers keen to rein in price increases. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 2.6 percent from a year ago in November, markedly below October's 2.9 percent figure, the Department of Commerce said. Compared with a month prior, the index decreased 0.1 percent -- the first drop since early 2020 -- on the back of a slump in energy prices and lower food costs. "Today marks a significant m...
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Washington (AFP) - A key inflation measure used by the US Federal Reserve to set interest rates eased further last month amid declining energy and goods prices, according to government data published Thursday. The annual personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 3.0 percent in October, down 0.4 percentage points from a month earlier, the Commerce Department said in a statement. Stripping out volatile food and energy prices, so-called core inflation also slowed to an annual rate of 3.5 percent, which was in line with the median expectation of economists surveyed by MarketWatch. P...
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