Consumer Price Index Up 0.3% Last Month, Up 3.4%Over Last Year… While still well above the Fed’s 2% target, inflation appears to be falling slowly. What it means— This is where people who are not in ...
April 16 2024
The Consumer Price Index Rose 0.4% Last Month, 0.1%More Than the 0.3% Estimate… The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.5% for the year. What it means— Inflation sucks. It seems like just a year or ...
Week In Review – March 19 2024
Consumer Price Index Rose 0.4% in February, Was Up 3.2% Over the Last Year… The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), excluding food and energy, fell to 3.8%, but it was higher than the forecast of ...
Week In Review – September 18 2023
The Consumer Price Index Popped Up From 3.2% to 3.7%, Led Mostly by Energy… Investors took the increase in a non-core category as a good sign. What it means— We’re not sold. Over the past 15 ...
Week In Review – August 14 2023
Consumer Prices Rose 0.2% in July, Are Up 3.2% Over Last Year… Core inflation also rose 0.2% last month and is up 4.7% over last year. What it means— Annual inflation rose a bit last month while ...