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The Fed's Inflation Blind Spot
Lucas and Luna examine why the Federal Reserve’s latest policy stance may be missing a critical signal: sticky services inflation driven by AI-driven productivity shifts and wage rigidity. With the core PCE price index holding at 130.5 in August and one-year inflation expectations rising to their highest level since May 2023, the conversation drills into how structural labor market tightness is keeping price pressures alive despite cooling goods sectors. They analyze the divergence between headline metrics and the lived experience of consumers, exploring whether the Fed’s current interest…
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