Thu. Sep 12th, 2024

The BLS released the Employment Cost Index and the numbers continue to climb which means inflation is continuing to grow where it hurts businesses the most: labor costs.

Source: BLS

If the trend continues then it is highly likely the Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates moderately because once labor costs get out of control, they will be much harder to reign in later down the road.

Stay tuned and stay solvent.