Japan core inflation softens to over four year low, weakening case for BOJ rate hike

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food — was lower than the 1.7% expected by economists polled by Reuters and ...
Seeking Alpha

6-Month Core PCE Inflation (Still Before Iran War) Jumps By Most Since June 2024. The Fed Needs To Pay Attention

The Fed-favored inflation measure, the PCE price index, which includes food and energy, jumped by 0.38% in February from January (+4.6% annualized), the biggest jump in a year. Year-over-year, the PCE ...
CNBC

Japan's consumer inflation stays above cenbank's target for 44th month, boosting case for a rate hike

Headline inflation for November fell to 2.9% from October's 3%. But it stayed above BOJ's target rate for a 44th straight month. Core inflation came in at 3%, in line with market estimates. Japan's ...
Opinion

Excess Spending Keeps Inflation Above Target In April

The conflict in the Middle East has pushed prices higher this year. The latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis suggests the worst of the price hikes may be in the rearview mirror.

Rare US core inflation 'wedge' a headache for Warsh's Fed

A gap is widening between two key measures of underlying U.S. inflation. Unfortunately for newly confirmed Federal Reserve ...

Fed Chair Warsh's preferred inflation measure is cooling. A big pinch of salt is advised

By Ann Saphir May 28 (Reuters) - One of new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's favorite inflation measures came in cool again on Thursday, offering evidence for his belief that inflation is ...