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,…
BLS: PPI June 2024
The BLS released the PPI report this morning and it’s not good. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - JUNE 2024The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent in June, seasonally…
BLS: CPI June 2024
The BLS released the CPI report for June this morning. From the BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - JUNE 2024The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent…
BLS: CPI May 2024
The BLS released the CPI report for May 2024 and it’s barely budged. From the BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - MAY 2024The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)…
Jobs Expansion May 2024
The BLS released the much awaited jobs report and it’s a boom report. From the BLS: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 272,000 in May, and the unemployment rate changed…
Economy: Good or Bad?
We’ve been trying to make heads or tails of this economy. Passenger screenings at TSA are way up over last year. Does this look like a bad economy? Well what…
BLS: CPI April 2024
The BLS released the Consumer Price Index this morning and while it is better than expected it’s not particularly good news. Below is a quick summary but you can read…
BLS: PPI April 2024 – Red Hot!
The BLS released the PPI report this morning and it’s red hot for inflation. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2024The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.5 percent in…
BLS: JOLTS & Productivity
The BLS released the March JOLTS report yesterday and this morning we have the productivity report. First from the BLS on JOLTS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – MARCH 2024The…