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The Next 9 Days Will Teach Us a Lot About the U.S. Economy
After years of being off target, Fed officials are close to an inflation bull’s-eye
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Federal Reserve officials have spent the past decade coaxing a recession-torn U.S. economy back to health. They’ve had resounding success in slashing unemployment, yet wage growth and inflation have remained stubbornly slow – keeping victory at bay.
The week ahead could finally clinch it.