Fed raises inflation projections for fourth time this year

Published December 15, 2021 7:09pm ET



Federal Reserve officials projected Wednesday that inflation will run at 5.3% this year, a significant increase from their last such projection.

Inflation projections are a moving target for the Fed, which predicted in March that prices would rise just 2.4% in 2021. Each time the central bank has updated its forecasts this year, that number has crept higher.

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