Category: Consumer Price Index

Elevated Inflation Keeps Pressure on Fed to Raise Rates

The New York Times – Business:
The odds of a quarter-point rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week surged to 90 percent after August’s Consumer Price Index report.
A $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’? The Bond Market May Like a Word.

The New York Times – Business:
President Trump’s latest political gambit could cost more than $1 trillion, and further roil a volatile bond market.
Benign Inflation Data Would Reduce Urgency Around September Rate Rise

The New York Times – Business:
The latest Consumer Price Index report will either help to reinforce patience or compel officials to more readily consider lifting borrowing costs.
Wholesale Prices Jumped in April, in Latest Sign of War’s Economic Ripples

The New York Times – Business:
The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging.
Tomato Prices Soar as War, Tariffs and Weather Affect a Popular Crop

The New York Times – Business:
Tomato prices surged nearly 40 percent in April, the Consumer Price Index showed.
CPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran

The New York Times – Business:
The consumer price index increased X.X% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs raised a range of prices for Americans.
CPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran

The New York Times – Business:
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans.
Middle East War Triggers Higher Prices in China

The New York Times – Business:
Three and a half years of deflationary pressure on Chinese factories reversed course last month as higher energy prices cycled into the economy.
Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading

The New York Times – Business:
A methodological change contributed to a better-than-expected inflation report, prompting questions from some economists.
Consumer prices stayed subdued in February.

The New York Times – Business:
Consumer price data set for release Wednesday was collected before the Iran war, a conflict that has stoked fresh uncertainty about the economic outlook. .
What to know ahead of the latest inflation report.

The New York Times – Business:
Consumer price data set for release Wednesday was collected before the Iran war, a conflict that has stoked fresh uncertainty about the economic outlook. .
U.S. Inflation Eased at Start of the Year

The New York Times – Business:
The Consumer Price Index fell in January to 2.4 percent from 2.7 percent a month