By Dilok KlaisatapornBy William J. Luther After years of underestimating inflation, Federal Reserve officials now appear to be overestimating it. The personal consumption expenditures price index (PCEPI), which is the Fed’s preferred measure of the price level, declined slightly in November. It was the first month of deflation recorded since April 2020. Prices have grown…
By The latest signal of inflation’s retreat is in the books as the year comes to an end.Price increases cooled last month, adding credence to the belief that the Federal Reserve is very likely to start cutting rates as early as March, said Jamie Cox, managing partner for Harris Financial Group.”Disinflation is in the data…
By The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the PCE Index, showed inflation continued to cool in November. But that doesn’t mean Americans are feeling a tremendous amount of relief when they go to the store.As Economic Cycle Research Institute Co-Founder Lakshman Achuthan explains “the rate of inflation is coming down, but it doesn’t mean that…
By The Federal Reserve is winning the battle against high inflation, but the fight is not over yet, a parade of senior bank officials told Wall Street this week. Why the stern lecture? Fed insiders appear to have been taken by surprise by a big market rally after the central bank left a key short-term…
By It was, as ever, a big year in the economy. We seem to always live in interesting times and this year, even though lockdowns were over and things seemed to get back to some sort of normal, was no different. “Normal” ain’t normal any more.Cost of living ruled the narrativeIt was impossible this year…
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By The US government is spending around $5.2 billion each day, according to one Bank of America estimate.AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteThe US hasn’t killed all of the inflationary pressures in the economy, Morgan Stanley’s Jim Lacamp said.The bank’s investing senior VP pointed to the government’s rapid pace of spending.The downtrend in the CPI is likely…
By How flush consumers feel financially at this point will help determine how good this holiday season is for retailers and the economy overall. Recent data sheds some light on this: Average hourly earnings have increased 4% over the last year, whereas prices increased only 3.1%. While that means that folks are gaining purchasing power,…
By Despite the fact that markets were 90%+ certain that the Fed was done hiking, both the equity and fixed-income markets were surprised that the hawkishness, that had been so prevalent for the past 18 months, had completely disappeared. We were surprised, too! The dovish policy statement and Chair Powell’s demeanor complemented each other. We…
By For the last three years, the US and Europe have struggled with a specter unseen for a generation – inflation. Now it looks like the phantom may finally be fading.This week the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Bank of England all held interest rates steady and cautiously signaled that the fight…