Pour one out for the beleaguered economists, who for once got an important indicator, the consumer price index, right on the nose, after CPI fell 0.1% in December, while core Read more
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Inflation is easing, but the prices of these groceries are expected to soar in 2023 — including one whose price rose nearly 60% in December
General inflation is easing, but the prices of some food items are not going down anytime soon. And the reasons are largely out of the Federal Reserve’s control. The consumer Read more
Treasury yields fall after U.S. inflation data
Treasury yields fell Thursday, after an eagerly awaited U.S. December consumer-price index reading showed inflation continued to slow, in line with expectations. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury Read more
Inflation slows again at the end of 2022 and clears path for slower Fed rate hikes
The numbers: The U.S. cost of living fell 0.1% in December and posted the first decline since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, pointing to a further slowdown inflation Read more
Why Thursday’s U.S. CPI report might kill stock market’s hope of inflation melting away
Investors should not have unrealistic expectations regarding the pace at which U.S. inflation subsides in 2023, analysts argue, ahead of Thursday’s consumer price index report for December which may test Read more
Eurozone Inflation Sharply Slowed in December as Energy Prices Dropped
By Xavier Fontdegloria Eurozone inflation eased by more than expected in December, reaching a four-month low, driven by moderating energy prices and action from governments to cushion households from rising Read more
No Fed official expects an interest-rate cut to be appropriate this year, meeting minutes show
None of the 19 top Federal Reserve officials expect it will be appropriate to cut interest rates this year, according to the minutes of the central bank’s December policy meeting, Read more
ISM shows weakness in U.S. factory activity spreading in December
The numbers: A closely-watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity slipped to 48.4 in December from 49 in the prior month, according to the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday. Read more
ISM shows weakness in factory activity spreading in December
The numbers: A closely-watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity slipped to 48.4 in December from 49 in the prior month, according to the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday. Read more
‘Five days that killed the year’: These trading sessions accounted for 95% of the S&P 500’s losses in 2022
Just five trading sessions accounted for more than 95% of S&P 500 index losses in 2022, according to an analysis by Datatrek co-founder Nicholas Colas in a note published Wednesday, Read more