Today’s double event of the CPI inflation report and the Fed meeting gave us something that I have been waiting for: a hint from Fed Chairman Jay Powell that the labor market has softened. […]
The CPI report came out Tuesday, and the headline number showed a 12-month inflation of 3.2%. The running average of CPI going back to 1914 has been 3.3%. So, what should we take away […]
Today’s inflation reports show that Federal Reserve rate cuts are in play in 2024 — not because of the labor market breaking, but because real rates are too high. If the labor market gets weaker, […]
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4% month over month and 3.7% year over year in September for the second straight month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday. The inflation data comes […]
Today’s CPI report was good because it shows core inflation, which the Fed cares about, is trending in the right direction. The Fed feels much better today because of all the rate hikes they have […]
NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A recent spike in U.S. bond yields has come alongside muted expectations for inflation, a sign to some bond fund managers that economic resilience and high bond supply are […]
As policy ideas go, the minimum wage has had a great run of it. Productivity might have been disappointing after the financial crisis, average pay growth might have been weak, but the minimum wage was […]
Washington, DCCNN — The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to their highest level in 22 years in an aggressive bid to curb inflation, and there’s a chance that more rate increases may still be on tap if […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS Inflation has receded over the last year without much help from the Inflation Reduction Act passed last August, economists say. Supply chain improvements and Federal Reserve rate hikes were more responsible for consumer […]
Japan’s consumer price growth in July slowed from the previous month, nudged lower by falling energy prices and complicating central bankers’ task as they debate a historic shift in monetary policy. The “core” inflation rate, […]
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