Tariff Inflation Will Likely Be Transitory

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By Catarina Saraiva | December 13, 2024 at 03:09 PM

Donald Trump’s tariff barrage may trigger a response from the Federal Reserve that the new president won’t like.

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But the PPI components that feed into the Fed’s preferred inflation measure—the PCE price index—were favorable across the board in November.

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