Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Slows

Inflation is easing, but another alarm bell is ringing about the US economy
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled as expected in January; however, the good news came with another potential red flag for the US economic engine: Consumers pulled back their spending by the most in nearly four years.
Inflation Eased Slightly in January, Fed’s Preferred Gauge Showed
Thomas Ryan, an economist at Capital Economics, attributed the decline in part to “unseasonably severe winter weather,” but warned that the Fed’s job will become “trickier if January’s sharp decline in consumption was a sign of consumer strength buckling.”
Here’s where the Fed’s preferred inflation reading landed in January
Inflation dropped slightly in January but consumer spending, the primary driver of the U.S. economy, also saw its biggest decline in four years.
Fed’s preferred measure of underlying inflation rises 0.3pc
The latest report offers respite on the inflation front after other reports on prices have suggested progress has not only stalled but is now reversing.
January inflation eases in Fed’s preferred measure
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