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Inflation, going in the right direction, is still twice as high as the Fed’s target

By Tiana Lowe Doescher
Published December 12, 2023 5:43pm ET
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Inflation, going in the right direction, is still twice as high as the Fed’s target
For the final consumer price index print we will get this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that headline CPI inflation rose 3.1% for the 12 months ending in November. The Federal Reserve‘s preferred measure of core CPI, which excludes the more volatile measures of food and energy prices, rose 4% for the year […]

For the final consumer price index print we will get this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that headline CPI inflation rose 3.1% for the 12 months ending in November. The Federal Reserve‘s preferred measure of core CPI, which excludes the more volatile measures of food and energy prices, rose 4% for the year ending in November.

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