Economics
Powell's ‘Transitory’ Factors Don’t Explain the Full Inflation Story
- Items he identified account for less than half of price slide
- Fed chief also cited change in apparel-price methodology
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The price categories that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said are merely temporarily weighing on inflation actually account for less than half of the recent decline, raising questions about whether central bankers are setting themselves up for another disappointment.