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		culopatin 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, ... But the Fed is not the consumer

greybox 11 months ago [–]

But (as I understand it) how the Fed tracks inflation is the consumer price index, which does take things like "the price of shoes" into account.

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