BLS: September CPI
The BLS released the September CPI report and it’s not good. Inflation rose. Consumer Price Index Summary CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2024The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers…
BLS: JOLTS – August 2024
The BLS released the August JOLTS report and it shows a continued high elevated job openings of nearly 9 million. From the BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST…
Labor Shortages In 2032 & Today
The HR Digest had two interesting articles on labor shortages. The first is an article on a report from Lightcast which projects a deficiency of 6 million workers by 2032.…
FDIC Insurance Historical Coverage
We’ve not been posting much economic data because we’ve been captivated by the banking system and FDIC insurance coverage. Have you ever wondered why FDIC insurance coverage isn’t adjusted for…
The Fed Cuts 50 Basis Points!
Unbelievable but understandable. The Fed cut 50 basis points and if this trend continues into the rest of ’24 and into ’25 then we will truly be repeating the inflation…
BLS: CPI August 2024
The BLS released the August CPI Report and there is finally progress on inflation. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - AUGUST 2024The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2…
July 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the July 2024 snapshot and it’s a 217% jump from last month but we think last month was an anomaly but the trend has returned…
BLS: CPI July 2024
Hooray? The BLS released the July CPI report and many are cheering the report but we’re not sure why? From the BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - JULY 2024The Consumer Price…
BLS: PPI July 2024
The BLS released the PPI report for July and, in our view, it’s not good. From the BLS: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.1 percent in July,…
Cisco vs NVIDIA vs Intel
Back in August 24, we wrote an article entitled, “Is NVIDIA the new Cisco?” and included the chart below. Last August, the talking heads on business networks were all touting…