Latest Core PCE inflation News & Updates

Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that higher US inflation is being driven mainly by tariffs on goods, not excess demand — an assessment that could shape expectations for global trade-linked economies. “These elevated readings largely reflect inflation in the goods sector, which has been boosted by the effects of tariffs,” Powell said on Wednesday (local time), while stressing that price pressures in services continue to ease.The Federal Open Market Committe…