With no-show inflation, what does the Fed do next?
We got some significant economic numbers this morning — especially significant in light of the meeting, tomorrow and Wednesday, of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported spending in March was way up and income inched higher. But it’s the inflation number that probably matters most, at this juncture, for Fed interest rate policy and economic growth.
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