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…
October 2022 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
Most of the inflation data is in except Japan which is usually consistent at three percent so we updated our top trading partner inflation charts sans Japan inflation. As you…
BLS: Inflation at 7.7 Percent
The BLS released October inflation report and the market is cheering 7.7 percent inflation. We took the opportunity to sell into this rally so we’ll be updating our portfolio positions…
BLS: August 2022 Inflation Check
The BLS released the PPI and CPI data this week and both were troubling. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S.…
Covid Over But Healthcare Costs Just Getting Started
While the cost of energy, oil, gas and electricity make headlines everyday, very few people are talking about another big cost issue in the CPI: Healthcare. We took a look…
August 2022 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
With inflation in the using coming in at a whopping 8.3 percent for August we wanted to take a look at the top 10 US trading partners and check out…