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Government to change method of measuring retail inflation, e-commerce data to be included in CPI

The government has proposed including online sources and e-commerce platforms in the calculation of retail inflation with the aim of significantly improving the reliability, accuracy, and quality of ...
NPR

Using ALICE to measure the inflation of every day experience

Meet ALICE. It's an alternative inflation metric, designed to measure the effects on price movements on economically stressed households better than more traditional models like CPI. Among his first ...
Investopedia

The Fed's Favorite Measure Of Inflation Accelerated In January

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...
The New York Times

The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Cools, Welcome News

The economy appears to be downshifting and price gains are moderating, as Federal Reserve officials creep closer to beating inflation. By Jeanna Smialek The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation ...
PBS

One measure of inflation reinforces Federal Reserve’s reluctance to cut interest rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and ...
InvestmentNews

The Fed's 'preferred' measure of inflation is core PCE. Do advisors favor it as well?

The core personal consumption expenditures price index for January was released this morning, an economic indicator widely referred to as the Federal Reserve’s “preferred” measure of underlying ...
Investopedia

The Fed's Favorite Measure Of Inflation Was Surprisingly Tame In November

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...
The Conversation

What’s inflation – and how exactly do we measure it?

Kevin Fox does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Fox Business

Inflation measure closely watched by the Fed rises 0.3% in April

An inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve held steady in April as elevated prices continue to weigh on millions of Americans. The personal consumption expenditures index showed that ...