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  • Key Fed inflation gauge at 2.2% in August, lower than expected

    Key Fed inflation gauge at 2.2% in August, lower than expected

    Inflation moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target in August, easing the way for future interest rate cuts, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a gauge the Fed focuses on to measure the cost of goods and services in the U.S. economy, rose 0.1% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation…