Kevin Warsh advocates for alternative measures of underlying inflation, challenging the Federal Reserve's reliance on its standard 2% target gauge.
The call comes as two different measures of "core" consumer inflation
May 31, 2026
06:01 pm
What's the storyFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has called for a shift in the way inflation is measured, suggesting that the central bank should consider alternative metrics.
The call comes as two different measures of "core" consumer inflation have given conflicting results.
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"When the data doesn’t cooperate, just change the data."
