The Final Countdown

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The latest read on the Fed’s preferred inflation metric was not particularly kind to policymakers:

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this is only one of a number of indicators that should give a reality check to FOMC participants as December’s meeting approaches. A stronger dollar, weaker commodity prices, and falling inflation expectations suggest that the “transitory” negative weights on inflation might persist longer than the Fed anticipates.