U.S. Consumer Prices Drop for First Time in Over a Year

The video discusses the current state of consumer prices, highlighting a decrease in CPI and unchanged core CPI, which is below economists' expectations. This marks the first time since October 2010 that US core CPI has not increased. The video also explores the implications of these trends on the Federal Reserve's decisions, with a focus on Janet Yellen's upcoming conference and the Fed's inflation projections.

What implications might the core CPI data have on Janet Yellen's decisions?

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What is the significance of the negative rate of 2/10 of 1% mentioned in the text?

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