On a month-over-month basis, the top-line PCE index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, increased by 0.3%, with the core rate excluding food and energy rising by 0.4%. … READ MORE >
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Market Minute: War, oil and inflation swaps
With oil exceeding $100 a barrel over the weekend, it won’t be until the March CPI report is released in April that the impact of the conflict will become clear. … READ MORE >
Producer prices rise faster in January as inflation concerns mount
Producer prices rose by 0.5% in January, up from 0.4% in December and marking a steady acceleration from the soft readings in October and November. … READ MORE >
In GDP and inflation data, a rich juxtaposition of discontent
The economy slowed to 1.4% in the fourth quarter, which is below its 1.8% long-term trend, while the personal consumption expenditures price index stands at 2.9%. … READ MORE >
Inflation cooled in January, but don’t declare victory yet
Underneath the modest headline number, one can observe notable turn-of-the-year price increases in goods sensitive to tariffs and services. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Affordability, inflation and turn-of-year pricing
The big takeaway from the CPI report will be how many businesses used the turn of the year to raise prices, as they often do, and how many firms decided to pass along tariff costs. … READ MORE >
Americans spent big in November as inflation moderated
Despite a number of lingering concerns over tariffs and jobs, consumer spending continued to be strong in November. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: How sticky wages and inflation affect interest rates
A neutral federal funds rate in the range of a 3% to 3.5% nominal rate is more appropriate than the zero real (inflation-adjusted) terminal rate that some are calling for. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Deteriorating expectations on inflation and household finances
The Federal Reserve will have a difficult choice of either fighting inflation or hoping to revive a sluggish labor market when it meets this week. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Focus on food prices and inflation expectations in the CPI
The Cleveland Fed’s Inflation Nowcasting model estimates that the CPI will have reached 3% in September and the first weeks of October. … READ MORE >