In his Jackson Hole speech, Fed Chair Jerome Powell highlighted alternative measures of inflation, including the Dallas Fed trimmed-mean PCE and inflation ex-durable goods, which he claimed were consistent with inflation falling back close to the Fed’s 2% target. But looking at the full suite of the Fed’s alternative measures, on balance they suggest a risk that inflation remains elevated in the years ahead.
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