Not exact matches
The «measures» to which Poloz refers above are the three
gauges of
core inflation the central bank adopted last autumn to give it better view on where prices are headed.
That said, a simple model of price growth that includes an index of the dollar against our trading partners does an OK job of tracking year - over-year changes in
core PCE
inflation (the Fed's favored
gauge).
The figure below shows some of the key indicators from the Fed's dashboard, including unemployment, the Fed's guess at the «natural rate» (the lowest unemployment rate consistent with stable
inflation), actual
inflation (PCE
core, the Fed's preferred
gauge), and the Fed's
inflation target of 2 percent.
Sure, we're closing in on full employment, but the Fed's preferred
inflation gauge, the
core PCE, is below their 2 percent
inflation target and slowing.
The Fed is on record as using
Core PCE data as its primary
inflation gauge.
Policymakers use the
core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index to
gauge inflation.
The eurozone's
core gauge of
inflation has dropped to 1.5 %.