Inflation has been top of mind for lots of folks in recent years. Most of Wall Street follows the CPI but the Fed favors the ...

While S&P 500 futures are pulling back after yesterday's explosive rally on President Trump's 90-day reprieve on reciprocal ...

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The CPI and PCE price index have different weightings in various price categories, and PCE price index inflation has been running below the CPI this year—largely due to the measure’s lower ...

The two indexes also have different scopes. Unlike the CPI, the PCE includes spending done on behalf of consumers. One common example is medical spending. The CPI takes into account only what a ...

There's more, but the bottom line is that the Fed believes the PCE index has some critical advantages over CPI when it comes to formulating monetary policy. That said, CPI is the better known ...

Inflation was pretty tame in February—or was it? A report on inflation Friday could throw some cold water on the idea that consumer price increases are significantly decelerating.

Inflation has been steadily declining, with the latest CPI report showing a drop to 2.4%, driven by decreases in energy prices. Read more to see my thoughts.

Even with easing CPI, markets stayed muted due to tariff risks and limited Fed impact. Find out why select sectors like ...

President Donald Trump's tariff plans are moving forward by levying taxes on imported goods that economists warn will lead to price increases for consumers that could push inflation higher and ...

PCE inflation measures consumer prices differently than the widely watched Consumer Price Index, so the two measures sometimes show inflation moving in different directions. Officials at the ...