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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Slows in November

Savings Corner

in its first decline since April 2020. The PCE is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, as the index tends to show inflation trends that are less affected by short-term price changes. economist at Oxford Economics wrote. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index dropped 0.1% The index was up 2.6%

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. billion in April, compared with $809.4 billion in April, compared with an increase of $30.7 billion in March. The wealth effect.