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…
The Fed vs JOLTS & Social Security Projections
With the March jobs report coming in hot last week we wanted to take a look at the effect of the Fed Funds rate against the JOLTS reports for the…
February 2023 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
The Fed raised interest rates 25 basis points today but the real story is the raging inflation around the world. Let’s take a look at the US top trading partner…
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…
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…
December 2022 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
The BLS released their producer price index report today and it shows slow progress in the right direction. The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 0.5 percent in December,…
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…
BLS JOLTS: 10.5 Million Jobs Open
The BLS released their JOLTS report today and it doesn’t show what the Federal Reserve expected it to show – a decline in job openings. The number of job openings…
BLS: November CPI 7.1 Percent
The BLS released the Consumer Price Index for November and while it dropped from 7.4 percent year over year to 7.1 percent year over year, the number is still too…
BLS: November PPI 7.4 Percent YoY
BLS reported Producer Price Index and it continues to be stubbornly high. The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.3 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of…