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A Key Inflation Measure Moderated in January

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure continued to cool on an annual basis, even as a key monthly gauge nudged higher.

By Jeanna Smialek

Costlier vehicles and repairs are pushing premiums higher even as the increase in U.S. consumer prices is tapering overall.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

Pandemic disruptions may have muddled the measurement of home prices in government data. That could complicate the Fed’s course on interest rates.

By Ben Casselman

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 30-31 meeting showed policymakers thought that risks of an inflation pickup had “diminished.”

By Jeanna Smialek