The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25% on December 18 but an interest rate cut is unlikely when the Fed issues its next policy decision on January 29.

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index climbed 2.4 percent from a year earlier, though the report’s details were more subdued than expected.

Inflation reaccelerated in November by the measure preferred by policymakers at the Federal Reserve, but not as much as forecasters had expected.

Rising Federal deficits and debt, coupled with potential Trump tariffs, could exacerbate inflation, forcing the Fed to hike rates, negatively impacting the stock market.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation was muted in November, a step in the right direction for policymakers looking to cut interest rates further in 2025.

A deceleration in the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure in November is a step forward in the central bank’s fight against elevated price growth, but it’s far from the end. Fed officials won’t overreact to one month of data,

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure showed prices rose less than expected in November, a welcome sign of progress as the central bank tries to get inflation back to the 2% target. Over the past 12 months,

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

Prices barely moved in November but still held higher than the Federal Reserve’s target when looked at from a year ago, according to a Commerce Department measure released Friday.

The Fed's preferred inflation measure for November, the PCE index, came in below Wall Street estimates. However, it remains above where policymakers want it to be suggesting prices are still stubbornly high.