Not exact matches
According to the survey, 66 percent believe the Fed pays too much attention to market reactions and 58 percent said it focuses too much on high frequency data, like the
monthly jobs
report or latest
inflation data.
Personal consumption expenditure (PCE)
inflation, meanwhile, rose to 2.2 percent in February, higher than the 2.1 percent
reported in January, although the
monthly figures slipped to 0.2 from 0.5 percent.
One widely followed gauge is the government's
monthly report on consumer price
inflation.
The bureau will also be releasing
monthly reports on FACC disbursements, consumer price index and
inflation reports as well as price watch on diesel, petrol and kerosene.
(TNS)-- Consumer prices were unchanged in November amid declining energy and food costs, but other data in the government's
monthly report indicated enough
inflation to keep the Federal Reserve on track for an interest rate hike this week.