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…
The Fed, JOLTS and Social Security Beneficiaries
The Fed hiked a quarter point today to bring the Fed funds rate to 4.5% to 4.75% and Powell mentioned that goods inflation was coming down however services inflation is…
BLS: December CPI
The BLS released their December Consumer Price Index and the data shows some progress but problems still persist. Let’s take a look: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers…