Consumer Prices Are Rising As Fast As The Fed Wants Them To

  • 6 years ago

U.S. consumer prices rose in the year to March, as last year’s weak readings dropped out.
A measure of underlying inflation surged to near the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target.
The rise was expected by Fed officials, and shouldn't alter its pace of interest rate hikes
Annual inflation readings last year were held down by huge price drops in cell phone service plans.

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