The Fed, and Voters, to Get a Glimpse of Inflation’s Trajectory

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, economy editor Matthew Boesler previews the government’s report on inflation. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

This may finally be the year that US inflation returns to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Whether that will translate to a boost for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign remains to be seen.