The Federal Reserve utilizes the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index (PCE) maintained by the Commerce Department as its primary inflation gauge, not the Consumer Price Index (CPI) used by the Labor Department. The upcoming release of the PCE data on March 29th is crucial as the Fed bases its targets on this index. In the next scheduled meeting, it is anticipated that the Fed will maintain the interest rates. However, the focus will be on how many rate cuts may be considered for the remainder of 2024, which could be either two or three cuts. A scenario with three rate cuts would likely see the Fed begin lowering rates around June 2024.
Episode 278: Neal and Toby explain why the CPI report came in hotter than expected and what it means for interest rates. Plus, Airbnb bans security cameras indoors and Tesla and Ford don't test well in driver assistance evaluations. Next up, Telegram is the social media platform with 900 million users and 50 employees. And finally, why if you cancel your restaurant reservation you may pay a fee and the wifi mystery at Google HQ.
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00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Welcome
03:00 - Inflation Rises
06:30 - Telegram social media
11:00 - Airbnb bans security cameras
14:00 - Self-driving study
17:45 - Restaurant reservations
21:00 - Google campus wifi
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