Energy prices, which have been a major factor in the past two months' inflation readings, pushed higher on signs of further geopolitical turmoil.
Minutes released Wednesday from the March Fed meeting showed officials were concerned about higher inflation and looking for more convincing evidence it is on a steady path lower.
Sticky price CPI entails items such as housing, motor vehicle insurance and medical care services, while flexible price is concentrated in food, energy and vehicle prices.
"If that's the case, you would require a decent amount of unemployment to get inflation all the way to 2.0%."
That's why Furman and others have pushed for the Fed to rethink it's determined commitment to 2% inflation.
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Spencer Platt, —, Stocks, Jason Furman, We've, Israel, Jim Paulsen, Wells, Substack, Paulsen, Furman, Barack Obama, Jamie Dimon, John Williams, Susan Collins, it's, Larry Fink
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