... many economists even more confident the Federal Reserve won't cut interest rates
soon ... The core rate, which excludes volatile food and energy costs rose 0.2 of a ...

... Excluding volatile food and energy costs, the core rate rose a modest
0.2 of a percent for the second month in a row. Economist ...

... credibility for raising rates too late. Inflation was much higher then. I don't
know if core filtering was in use then. In my opinion the core rate is useful ...

... to +4.6% from +4.2%), but only a marginal increase in the core YOY rate (to +2.4%
from +2.3%). The large difference between those YOY growth rates (total CPI ...

... Additionally, we must remember that the GDP figures are adjusted by the inflation
rate; and, the government uses the so called "core" rate of inflation ...

... Recapping the Fed's Latest Action on Interest Rates. ... its target for the federal funds
rate 25 basis ... Readings on core inflation have improved modestly this year ...

... Two years of drastic job cuts all but ended in November, according to the latest
figures, and the jobless rate inched down to 10 percent. ...

... momentum despite the large drop in mortgage rates and a ... high enough, and the capacity
utilization rate is low ... suggest no real need to increase core new orders. ...

... rate of job losses is slowing, very low utilization rates point to very sluggish
growth/stagnation in average hourly earnings, which is more important for core ...

... They see a core inflation rate running above ... say both factors mean the Fed will be
on inflation watch for the foreseeable future and rates will stay ...