The United States (US) Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is set to release the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data for April on Friday at 12:30 GMT. This index is the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) preferred measure of inflation.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting acknowledged they could face "difficult tradeoffs" in coming months in the form of rising inflation alongside rising unemployment, an outlook buttressed by concerns about financial market volatility and Fed staff warnings of increasing recession risk,

Fed chair Jerome Powell’s words sure can move markets. And while Fed meetings and new commentary from Chairman Powell will surely have some investors biting their nails, it’s worth noting that the market’s immediate reaction doesn’t always make the most sense.