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What is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure?

By HEADLINES ABOUT inflation in America typically refer to the country’s consumer-price index (CPI), the most widely used measure of changing prices. CPI inflation slowed in August to 2.5% year-on-year. But when America’s central bankers meet on September 17th to discuss cutting interest rates, they will focus on a different index. Since 2000 the Federal…

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Confused by inflation? This is how it’s calculated

By This content is created by AP Buyline in accordance with AP’s editorial guidelines and supervised and edited by AP staff. Our evaluations and opinions are not influenced by our advertising relationships, but we may earn commissions from our partners’ links in this content. Learn more about AP Buyline here.In a nutshell Inflation affects everything…

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