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Tag Archives: CPI
Inflation Still in Decline
Popular Economics Weekly The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the last 12 months, the all items … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, COVID-19, Economy, Housing, Politics, Weekly Financial News
Tagged consumer spending, CPI, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP growth, housing construction, inflation, inflation rate, interest rates, investing, PPI
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Slower Retail Sales, Lower Inflation?
Financial FAQs The New Year is proving to have lots of ups and downs as consumer spending slows from the holidays. Tax season is afoot, of course, a time when consumers tend to save more and spend less. That’s why … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, COVID-19, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News
Tagged business, CPI, Economy, Federal Reserve, inflation
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First Signs of Deflation Appearing
The Mortgage Corner Today’s Producer Price Index for Final Demand, a measure of the cost of wholesale prices, provides the first concrete evidence that we may be entering a period of deflation this New Year. And, perhaps require the Fed … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, COVID-19, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News
Tagged CPI, economics, Economy, Federal Reserve, inflation
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More Job Creation Coming
Popular Economics Weekly Wrightson-ICAP The number of job openings reached a series high of 7.3 million on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday. Over the month, hires and separations were little changed … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Economy, Weekly Financial News
Tagged CPI, inflation, JOLTS, NFIB, PPI
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Is There Too Little Inflation?
Financial FAQs The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis after being unchanged in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Over the last 12 months, the … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Economy, Weekly Financial News
Tagged CPI, Federal Reserve, inflation, Janet Yellen, tariffs
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Higher Interest Rates Ahead?
Popular Economics Weekly Econoday.com The benchmark 10-year Treasury Bond Yield that determines mortgage and other long term rates ended at 3.13 percent today from 3.11 percent last week with the continued stock market selloff. It was as high as 3.22 … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Economy, Weekly Financial News
Tagged Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, CPI, Federal Reserve, inflation, interest rates, JOLTS, PPI
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Inflation On the Rise
The Mortgage Corner Inflation is finally rising enough to bite into consumers’ paychecks. It is also a sign that economic growth is increasing at least temporarily, as consumers borrow more to buy more. But the bottom 50 percent of income … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Economy, Weekly Financial News
Tagged Consumers, CPI, inflation, job openings, JOLTS
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Why Raise Interest Rates Now?
Financial FAQs The Federal Reserve is warning about the consequences of the just passed tax reform bill, which includes adding some $1.5 trillion to the federal debt in ten years. New York Fed President William Dudley says it will put … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Economy, Politics, Weekly Financial News
Tagged Alan Greenspan, consumer spending, CPI, Federal Reserve, inflation rate
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Full Employment Is Here, But No Inflation (Revised)
Financial FAQs The Bureau of Labor’s JOLTS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey out Tuesday showed a huge boost in hiring and shrinkage of available jobs. What to make of it with almost nonexistent inflation, and the Fed’s Janet Yellen … Continue reading
Full Employment Here, But No Inflation?
Financial FAQs The Bureau of Labor Statistic’s JOLTS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey out Tuesday showed a huge boost in hiring and shrinkage of available jobs. What to make of it with almost nonexistent inflation, and the Fed’s Janet … Continue reading
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