Inflation Down But Not Out – Raises Galore!
The current narrative is that inflation is down and all of our inflationary problems will soon be part of the distant past but there are things happening right now that…
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…
May 2022 – Top US Trading Partner Inflation
We live in a global economy so inflation in another country will result, at some level, inflation back in the United States. The shocker this week was the Bank of…
BLS: May CPI
Inflation for May came in at a much more tame 4 percent year over year and while that’s great it is still far from the 2% inflation rate the Fed…
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures UP 4.7 Percent
The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is up for April at 0.4 percent (annualized at 4.7%) despite 500% increase in the Fed funds rate so it would seem more rate…
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…