What is 'Inflation Targeting'
Inflation targeting is a method used by central banks to maintain stable prices by aiming for a specific inflation rate, ...
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At least electricity tariff increase is not 36%, but still 3 times inflation rate
Analysts believe that if Eskom got its act together and improved its performance, electricity tariffs would not have doubled since 2020.
Inflation finishes 2024 well above Fed’s 2% target, PCE shows. Rate cuts on hold.
The price gauge used by the Federal Reserve to help set U.S. interest rates accelerated in December, pushing the bank further ...
You Can No Longer Buy Paper Inflation Bonds With Your Tax Refund
The Treasury Department has also eliminated the option of buying as much as $5,000 in extra inflation bonds, beyond the ...
The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump policies, our ...
U.S. inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices ...
Inflation Stayed At 2.8% In December, Per Fed’s Preferred Metric—‘Further Progress’ Needed For Rate Cuts
Inflation has stalled above policymakers’ 2% target, according to data released Friday morning, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve’s decision earlier this week to pump the brakes on its ...
US Inflation Rises in December; Consumer Spending Accelerates
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, jumped 0.7% in December after an ...
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.
Bowman: Inflation Risks to the Upside, Further Rate Cuts Should Be Gradual, Cautious
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman said she still expects declining inflation to allow further ...
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 ...