US Federal Reserve monetary policy and inflation management

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The inflation measure used by the Federal Reserve for its 2% target rose 3.7% in June on a year-over-year basis.

In June 2026, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, which serves as the primary inflation indicator for the Federal Reserve, rose 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. This figure represented a decrease from the 4.1% recorded in May 2026.

While the headline PCE price index decreased by 0.1% month-over-month in June, the core PCE index—which excludes food and energy—rose 0.1% for the month. The core PCE also saw a year-over-year increase of 3.3%, down from 3.4% in May.

The US Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady in a range of 3.5% to 3.75% at its meeting.

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady in a range of 3.5% to 3.75% at its meeting in late June 2026. Three Fed presidents dissented, preferring to raise rates by a quarter percentage point: Lorie Logan (Dallas Fed), Beth Hammack (Cleveland Fed), and Neel Kashkari (Minneapolis Fed).

Following the meeting, the yield on the two-year US Treasury was around 4.25%, signaling two rate hikes, while the yield on the 10-year Treasury was around 4.3%. The US personal saving rate stood at 2.7% in June 2026.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh indicated that cooler June inflation data did not factor significantly into the decision to hold rates, and noted that he considers a range of inflation measures beyond the PCE.

US inflation has remained above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for more than five years.

For more than five years, inflation in the United States has remained above the 2% target set by the Federal Reserve.