Indicator

Core PCE

A second inflation measure, also without food and energy, built from what households actually spend rather than a fixed basket. This is the one the Fed targets.

Why we track it

It is the gauge the Fed said it steers by, so the distance between it and core CPI matters more than either number on its own.

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10-year Treasury yieldThe yearly return on a ten-year US government bond bought today and held to the end.
2-year Treasury yieldThe yearly return on a two-year US government bond.
30-year Treasury yieldThe yearly return on a thirty-year US government bond, the longest maturity the Treasury issues.
Buffett indicatorThe total market value of US nonfinancial company shares divided by the size of the economy (GDP).
CCC credit spreadThe extra yield investors demand to hold bonds rated CCC and below, the riskiest tier of the junk-bond market, over comparable Treasuries (ICE BofA US CCC & Lower option-adjusted spread).
Consumer price index (CPI)The Bureau of Labor Statistics' measure of the prices urban households pay for a basket of goods and services.

Why we track it

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