With CPI rising by 0.6% on the month and by 3.7% compared to a year ago, it is clear that the central bank will need to act to restore price stability. … READ MORE >
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August inflation data demands rate hikes from the Fed
With higher oil and distillate prices set to be passed downstream to consumers, the Federal Reserve his little choice but to raise its policy rate at its next meeting. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Inflation data set to support Fed rate hike
Economists expect a 0.4% monthly increase in both top-line PPI and CPI when the data is released this week. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Great expectations and the July inflation data
Expectations around the July CPI data imply a 0.1% monthly increase in the top-line number and a 3.4% annual increase. … READ MORE >
U.S. records deflation for the first time since 2020
Core CPI was unchanged in June as many other categories in the inflation report also showed falling prices, including used cars, education, apparel and commodities. … READ MORE >
Inflation outpaced wage growth in May as CPI rose by 4.2%
Inflation in May pushed past 4% for the first time in more than three years because of rising energy, gasoline, transportation and airfare costs. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Supply shock, CPI and falling real wages
Our forecast for the May consumer price index implies an increase of 0.5% on the month and 4.2% from a year ago, along with a decline in real wages of 0.8% over the past 12 months … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Diesel, trucking, food prices and inflation
Businesses and households should anticipate a sustained increase in food costs as higher fuel and transportation prices are passed along. … READ MORE >
Stagflation lite sets in as inflation surges in April
The consumer piece index rose at an annual rate of 3.8% in April, driven by the war in Iran and the supply shock that it triggered. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Inflation swaps are underpricing risk of rising CPI
We expect April’s top-line CPI to increase by 0.7% on the month and by 3.7% from one year ago. … READ MORE >