BLS: July PPI 2023
The BLS released their PPI report today and it shows that inflation is still stubbornly resilient. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3 percent in July, seasonally adjusted,…
BLS: July CPI 2023
The BLS released the inflation report today and while some progress has been made inflation is not moving in the right direction. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers…
BLS: June CPI 2023
The BLS reported inflation inflation at 3 percent year over year so is it time to break out the champagne? Well, before you pop open that bottle, let’s take a…
BLS: April JOLTS 10.1 Million!
On the heels of 4.7% core personal consumption expenditures, the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, we now have the BLS releasing the April Job Opening & Labor Turnover Report and showing…
BLS: April CPI
The BLS released their Consumer Price Index report for April today and despite a 500 basis point increase in the central bank rate we still have 5 percent inflation. The…
Fed, JOLTS & Stock Charts
It’s been an extreme week of near bank failures, JOLTS reports and our updated stock collapse chart comparisons so let’ get started. The Fed raised interest rates by a quarter…
BLS: March Inflation at 5 Percent
The BLS released the CPI report today and it shows inflation at 5 percent year over year. This is an improvement over the higher rate of 6 percent last month…
BLS: February CPI Six Percent
The BLS reported inflation today and it is still red hot at 6 percent year over year. To put this into context, if you earn $100,000 per year, you have…
BLS JOLTS: 10.8 million Jobs Open
The BLS released the latest JOLTS report and while there was a slight decrease in job openings, the total openings are still high. The number of job openings decreased to…
January 2023 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
The BLS released the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) earlier this week and it came in at a hot 6.4% and yesterday the PPI index came out today at a…