At 8:27 am, I posted on X that it looks like the market expects a good PPI report. The price was 1.15954. Around 7:41 am the price was 1.16107. The dollar was enjoying some strengthening. But alas, at 8:30 am, we saw a spike in the EUR/USD at 1.16062. By 8:31, the price was at … Continue reading The Producer Price Index is unchanged for the month of June
I just read through opening remarks by Governor Michelle W, Bowman, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, delivered today during a Fed Listens event in Chicago. Fed Listens is an initiative through which policy makers engage community stakeholders in order to determine how monetary policy is impacting the lives … Continue reading Does the Federal Reserve need better listening tools?
One CPI print doth not make an economic outlook, but commentators are observing a potential slowdown in the economy as the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted and rose 3.4 percent over the last twelve months. This, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Are you ready for … Continue reading Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.2% in April
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