{"id":12114,"date":"2025-03-06T03:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T03:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/?p=12114"},"modified":"2025-03-06T03:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T03:30:06","slug":"the-feds-favorite-tool-to-track-inflation-unlikely-to-offer-ammo-for-reducing-u-s-interest-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/?p=12114","title":{"rendered":"The Fed\u2019s favorite tool to track inflation unlikely to offer ammo for reducing U.S. interest rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"first\">Published: <time datetime=\"2025-02-27T17:43:00.000Z\">Feb. 27, 2025 at 12:43\u202fp.m. ET<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<style data-emotion=\"css 1erd2mv-StyledNewsKitParagraph\"><![CDATA[.css-1erd2mv-StyledNewsKitParagraph{word-break:break-word;font-size:calc((16 \/ var(--article-base-font-size)) * var(--article-text-size-scale) * 1rem);}]]><\/style>\n<style data-emotion=\"css 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The so-called PCE index, the Fed\u2019s preferred price barometer, is forecast to rise an unwelcome 0.3% in February, according to economists polled by the Wall Street Journal. 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