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[35] [36] The second argument is unrelated to the CPI, except insofar as the calculation of CPI is modified in response to a perceived overstatement of inflation. The Federal Reserve's policy of ignoring food and energy prices when making interest rate decisions is often confused with the measurement of the CPI by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
FRASER (The Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research) is a digital archive begun in 2004 to safeguard, preserve and provide easy access to the United States’ economic history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System—through digitization of documents related to the U.S. financial system. [6]
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points to a range of 4.25%-4.5% at its final meeting of the year and signaled it would slow down the pace of its cuts after slashing interest ...
"The Federal Reserve needs to be confident that inflation is on a sustainable path to 2% before lowering interest rates. ... The decline so far has been led by declines in goods prices as supply ...
An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price pressures cooled after two months of sharp gains. The milder inflation figures arrive ...
Federal Reserve Web Site: Federal Funds Rate Historical Data (including the current rate), Monetary Policy, and Open Market Operations; MoneyCafe.com page with Fed Funds Rate and historical chart and graph ; Historical data (since 1954) comparing the US GDP growth rate versus the US Fed Funds Rate - in the form of a chart/graph
Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy items and is watched more closely by the Federal Reserve because it reflects more sustainable trends, increased a modest 0.2% following four ...
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of prices fell last month, another sign that inflation is easing and that Americans should benefit from reduced interest rates and get relief from painful ...