US Personal Consumption Expenditures Tap Record Highs, Stanford Economist Say...
On July 29, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on America’s personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for the month of June, and the figure saw the largest 12-month increase since 1982. On the same day, Stanford University’s senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of economics, John Cochrane, said the Federal Reserve should increase rates above 9% to tame inflation. PCE Price Index Increased 4.8 Percent From One Year Ago The U.S. economy continues to look gloomy every time a new economic report or data is released to the general....
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