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…
Fed Pause, Demographics and Inflation
The Fed did not raise interest rates yesterday and opted for a pause to collect more data before making a decision however it did suggest there would be two more…
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…
June 2022 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
Both the UK and Canada reported June inflation today. Canada came in at a whopping 8.1 percent while the UK came in at a scorching 9.4 percent rate. We did…
May Inflation 8.6 Percent!
Rough seas ahead! The BLS released the May inflation report and it was a scary 8.6 percent! Let’s take a look at the statement. The Consumer Price Index for All…
BLS Inflation: 8.3 Percent
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the inflation number for the past month and it’s a doozy. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent…
Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
The Federal Reserve’s favorite measure of inflation came up at a whopping 6.6 percent. From CNN: The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index increased by 6.6% for the year ended in…
WSJ: Millions Won’t Return To Labor Force
The Wall Street Journal had an excellent article written by Josh Mitchell on how millions of workers have left the labor force with no plans to return…ever. We encourage you…
Inflation! Inflation! Inflation!
It’s the one, two, three knock down punch! Punch 1, the BLS reported this week that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a whopping 8.2 percent year over year. The…
Fuel Inflation and Airline Pilot Shortage
With Covid seemingly coming to and end, the demand for air travel had started coming back to life so much so that airlines are now passing on fuel charges and…