CPI
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Eyeing the CPI
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony today confirmed that the Fed remains in a dovish pause mode.…
Today Was A Good Day
Both stocks and bonds benefitted from good news across the earnings, macroeconomic, and geopolitical fronts today. Financial stocks jumped as…
Will Rate Cuts Continue Unless Inflation Behaves Badly?
Today's CPI report for November matched expectations. The CME FedWatch tool shows 95% odds that the FOMC will…
Supercomputers vs Supercore Inflation
The stock market appeared calm ahead of tomorrow's November CPI report, which is likely to show that supercore…
The Economic Week Ahead: December 9-13
The economic week ahead is chockful of inflation updates. We're expecting stickier inflation readings that should ruffle the…
The Economic Week Ahead: November 11-15
The week ahead will provide updates on inflation, consumer spending, and manufacturing. We expect inflation might have stalled in October,…
Powell Is Too Dovish
The monetary policy hawks may be coming home to roost at the Fed's November 6-7 meeting. September'…
CPI Triggered Stock Market Hissy Fit
This morning's CPI report showed inflation continues to moderate. Nevertheless, stock prices initially fell sharply on the news.…
The Economic Week Ahead: September 9-13
This week's economic indicators will be primarily focused on inflation. Barring any unexpected surprises on the inflation front,…
Are Grocery Stores Price Gouging?
Today, Target CEO Brian Cornell said that there's no room for price gouging in a super competitive business…
The Economic Week Ahead: August 12-16
The week ahead is packed with economic reports. In addition, more Fed talking heads are likely to opine on last…