New Inflation Data Arrive Friday
The latest update to the Federal Reserve’s preferred price gauge on Friday should confirm a bumpy start to the year on the inflation front. The central bank is taking a wait-and-see approach to lowering interest rates this year as it assesses whether progress on reducing inflation to its 2% annual target has stalled. Fed officials’ preferred measure of inflation is the core personal consumption expenditures price index, due at 8:30 a.m. on Friday as part of the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ personal income and outlays report.
