Thursday’s inflation report could challenge the market outlook for big Fed rate cuts

Thursday’s inflation report could challenge the market outlook for big Fed rate cuts

Consumers shop at a retail chain store in Rosemead, California, on December 12, 2023.  Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Economists expect that inflation nudged higher in December, a trend that could call into question the market’s eager anticipation that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates this year. The consumer price index, … Read more