text:  Later today, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index is released. The PCE is the Federal Reserve's favored gauge of inflation. It's expected to be flat from April to May and 2.5% higher from a year ago. One thing is certain. Prices for prescription medications have gone way up. Drug savings company GoodRx says drug prices have soared 37% since 2014, easily outpacing inflation. The company says the average prescription is $16.26 out of pocket.