BEA: September 2023 Core CPE
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the PCE price index and it didn’t move in the right direction this past month over month. The PCE price index increased 0.4 percent.…
September 2023 – Top US Trading Partner Inflation
It’s time to check in with the top US trading partners and inflation for September. The biggest winner in the inflation battle seems to have been The Netherlands with a…
BLS: September 2023 CPI
The BLS released the Consumer Price Index this morning and it show inflation remaining sticky. From the BLS: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent…
BLS: September 2023 PPI
The BLS released the producer price index today and it shows a bump up. From the BLS.gov: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in September, seasonally…
August 2023 – Top US Trading Partner Inflation
We finally compiled the chart for the August inflation and while there was progress the prior months, that all started to change in August. Let’s get to it. The average…
The Fed vs. The World
The Fed opted not to hike at today’s FOMC meeting which did surprise us given the recent headline news. Oil is over $90 barrel. Amazon plans to hire 250,000 while…
BLS: August PPI 2023
The BLS released the PPI for August and it came in hotter than expected. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.7 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, after rising…
BLS: August CPI 2023
The BLS released the CPI for August and inflation is moving up again and we’re not surprised. With the price of oil climbing, millions of boomers retiring, potential worker strikes…
Health Insurance Costs to Grow 6.5 percent?
The Wall Street Journal had an exclusive article today regarding health insurance costs projecting to increase by 6.5 percent based on data from Willis Tower Watson. The article cites the…
What About Gold?
In January of 1980, gold hit a peak of $830/oz and as of August 2023, the last price of gold was listed at $1915/oz so is that a good return?…