Back when inflation surged after the COVID pandemic, the New York Fed rolled out a measure of prices that showed that things ...

It is commonly calculated using the consumer price index (CPI) and the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index. Core inflation is an inflationary measure that leaves out energy and food ...

The Bloomberg US Credit Index returned +2.36% for the quarter. A bull-steepening UST yield curve more than offset the ...

US economy contracts in Q1 2025, sparking fears of stagflation and recession, impacting global equities and Indian markets.

In the meantime, though, inflation as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index the Fed uses to set its 2% inflation goal slowed in March to 2.3%, the lowest rate in about half ...

Source: Jim Paulsen Economist and investor Jim Paulsen notes that when Fed funds trade above a “neutral” interest rate (Fed Funds minus the annual core Personal Consumption Expenditures Index ...

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, remains bullish on the long run. At the same time, he acknowledges that people ...

Meanwhile, the closely watched core personal consumption expenditure price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, declined to +2.6% in March (February: +3%). The report also showed ...

A line chart titled "Annual change in US Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index" that compares two key inflation metrics over the past five years. Opinions expressed are those of the author.

The core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index — a key measure of inflation — rose to 3.5% in the first quarter, indicating that price increases are becoming more entrenched. It increased from ...