Though the rate of inflation peaked in June 2022, consumer prices continued to increase throughout 2023 and 2024 as inflation drove further price growth, according to 2024 CPI review from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonetheless, the rate of inflation slowed from 3.4% in 2023 to 2.9% in 2024. All major categories experienced price increases...| Eye On Housing
Over 35% of American families with children skipped a meal in the last month due to financial reasons according dunnhumby's study. The post Study finds Americans experiencing higher rates of food insecurity appeared first on Blue Book.| Blue Book
We’re nearing another Shutdown Theater event where people pretend the government “shutting down” will result in disaster and both “sides” engaging in brinkmanship gaming. Prediction markets indicate that it’s likely we get a shutdown at midnight tonight. The stock market has shrugged and indicated it doesn’t care. Fiat economists are threatening that each day the ... Read more The post It’s Not a Market Event appeared first on Deep Knowledge Investing.| Deep Knowledge Investing
This blog explores how combining multiple datasets and using economic modelling reveals the main drivers of 2021–2024 inflation.| ESCoE
The average price at supermarkets across Japan stood at ¥4,275 per 5 kilograms, up for three consecutive weeks.| The Japan Times
In a world of economic uncertainty, rising rates, and AI disruption, one thing is clear: tech leaders aren’t pulling back, they’re planning smarter. That’s the pulse from IDC’s recent webinar on the state of tech spending and strategic planning for 2026. Whether you missed it or want the fast facts, here are five standout moments [...]| IDC Blog
Explore the factors behind Canada’s inflation and what economists and the Bank of Canada are monitoring.| MoneySense
Seasonal hiring announcements remain limited. Challenger, Gray & Christmas projects Retail will add under 500,000 jobs in Q4 2025—the lowest seasonal gain since 2009. Transportation & Warehousing is also expected to trail recent years. The post Hiring Announcements Remain Muted; Retail Seasonal Hiring to Fall to Lowest Level Since 2009 appeared first on Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. | Outplacement & Career Transitioning Services.| Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. | Outplacement & Career Transitioning Serv...
Here is a chart of the Core Personal Consumer Index for inflation (Core PCE), which is the Fed’s favorite measure on inflation, from 1970 through early 2024: This chart is from an article by the Richmond Fed, The Origins of… Continue reading →| Economist Writing Every Day
Discover how retail loyalty programmes drive value amid inflation, boost customer loyalty and increase spending. Explore key trends and actionable insights.| Mintel
Farm Journal's September Ag Economists' Monthly Monitor found nearly half of the ag economists surveyed say the U.S. ag economy is worse off than a month ago and will remain depressed or even worsen over the next 12 months.| AgWeb
Just two weeks ago, the Hungarian Forint made headlines due to growing stronger against USD. Right now, after the latest Fed announcement, HUF is stronger than anytime over the last three and a half years at around HUF 330. The post Hungarian Forint continues strong against USD appeared first on Helpers Finance.| Helpers Finance
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One day after the Federal Reserve acted to lower short-term interest rates, the Treasury’s offering of $19 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CNS6 — drew surprisingly weak demand from investors. The … Continue reading →| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Are we entering an era of lower real returns? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $19 billion in a reopened 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CNS6. This will be a notable auction because the real yield to … Continue reading →| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Annual all-items inflation rose to 2.9%, the highest level since January By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In what could be a crucially important report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today th…| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
In a speech in Rhode Island, Jerome Powell reminded Wall Street and the world that The Fed remains in a “challenging situation." The post Is Powell Snubbing Interest in 2nd Fed Rate Cut? appeared first on The Daily Upside.| The Daily Upside
The post Americans Are Abandoning Dreams of Home Ownership, Retirement appeared first on The Daily Upside.| The Daily Upside
Today on TAP: And so is Trump’s maneuver to take over the central bank. Even if he were to succeed, there is no good monetary cure for Trump’s economic carnage.| The American Prospect
U.S. inflation rose in August at the quickest pace since January, driven by higher shelter and food costs.| US Inflation Calculator | Easily calculate how the buying power of the U.S. d...
The week ahead will offer timely clues about both the American consumer and inflation. The economic releases this week might also influence financial market expectations about another Fed rate cut as soon as the October 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The| Yardeni QuickTakes
There is ample evidence that the economy has weakened and continues to do so. Most recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that job growth between April 2024 and March 2025 was revised down by 911,000 from about 1.79 million to roughly 879,000. 911,000 is a massive revision figure. It’s the largest since 2000....| Bull Oak
India's economy is now the fifth largest in the world and is growing faster than most comparable countries. At the individual level, however, it is some distance from the world's richest countries.| Data For India
Inflation in India - the rate at which the general prices of goods and services rise - is now relatively low and steady. However, parts of the household budget are sometimes affected by price spikes, which can dent the purchasing power of families.| Data For India
The headline construction data is the year-to-date (ytd) comparison. Through July data, ytd2025 is -2.2% compared to ytd2024. But where is it headed. Watch for this. Last year spending was increasi…| Construction Analytics
Does the Fed have the credibility not only to cut its policy rate next week but also to reduce it further in the following months, to the long-run neutral rate of 3% without stoking inflation?| The Real Economy Blog
Employers are adding jobs at a healthy clip and workers are getting inflation-adjusted wages, economists said.| CNBC
The US economy has a widening gap: between rising inflation on the one side and employment on the other. According to mainstream Keynesian theory, that should not happen. That’s because a weakening labour market should lead to a fall in wage increases and in consumer demand and price inflation will subside. The experience of theContinue reading "US economy: stagflation now more than a whiff"| Michael Roberts Blog
Fresh produce recorded 2.3 percent inflation from August 2024 to 2025 after showing just 0.3 percent inflation in July year-over-year.| Blue Book
Last Friday, HUF got to its strongest against USD in two years with an exchange rate as low as HUF 334.6. While this is mostly due to the international decline of USD, HUF did get stronger against EUR and CHF too because of a generally good political climate. The post HUF is stronger than anytime over the last two years appeared first on Helpers Finance.| Helpers Finance
The global chain expressed confidence in its forecast as recently as November, saying that demand for iced shaken espressos was resilient.| The Japan Times
Recently, there has been renewed attention on the natural rate of interest—often referred to as “r-star”—and whether it has risen from the historically low levels that prevailed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The natural interest rate is the real (inflation-adjusted) interest rate expected to prevail when supply and demand in the economy are in balance and inflation is stable. Some commentators claim that the prior decline in r‑star has reversed, pointing to the recent rise in future...| Liberty Street Economics
Multinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludes| the Guardian
What will be the effect of ‘big beautiful’ tax refund checks? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week I read a report by David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management…| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Everyone is now watching long-term government bond yields going through the roof, from Japan to the UK, from France to the US. A few months ago, Wall Street’s analysts’ expectations, along with those of many other “experts” (that I am not sure how they can be defined as such, considering...| JustDario
For most Americans, one of the biggest sources of stress today is as simple as the grocery bill. A new poll shows that 53% of U.S. adults say the cost of groceries is a major source of stress in their lives, while another 33% say it is a minor stress. That means only a small […] The post Grocery Costs Are Now Americans’ Biggest Financial Stress appeared first on Economics Insider.| Economics Insider
Zurich, Geneva, and Basel are the top expensive cities in the world to live in 2025, ranked by cost of living index.| Economics Insider
Now that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is talking the talk of easing, markets are on the lookout for whether upcoming data are walking the walk. A Fed rate cut next month isn't a done deal, no matter what Powell hinted at last Friday at Jackson Hole. A lot can happen| Yardeni QuickTakes
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after an afternoon push left major indexes just below their recent records.| AP News
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased.| AP News
Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb by this summer.| AP News
As Bank raises interest rates again and big business greedflation pushes prices higher, the PM’s vow is a gamble| the Guardian
Annual rate back on downward path, which eases pressure on Bank of England| the Guardian
This week’s latest inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics have issued a timely reminder of the difficult road ahead for our UK organisations and the economy overall. Inflation rose to 3.8% in July, up from 3.6% the month before and marking the highest level since January of last year. A stark contrast to last July,… The post Back to business and keeping momentum in the service agenda appeared first on Institute of Customer Service.| Institute of Customer Service
US President Donald Trump announced that he had fired Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Trump says that she committed mortgage fraud by taking out two mortgages, claiming both properties as her primary residence, back when she was a professor at Michigan State, before joining the Fed. Naturally, Cook dismissedContinue reading "Should central banks be ‘independent’?"| Michael Roberts Blog
Every August, the regional Kansas City Federal Reserve holds a symposium for the world’s central bankers to consider their role in economic policy and important developments in the world economy. The head of the US Federal Reserve usually presents a summary of how he (or she) sees the state of US economy and what actionContinue reading "Jackson Hole 2025: monetary policy, demography and productivity"| Michael Roberts Blog
UBS chief economist George Tharenou said public sector wages had more than doubled since 2008-09, keeping upward pressure on interest rates.| Australian Financial Review
By EBRC Research Staff| Arizona's Economy
In den vergangenen Jahren sind die Lebensmittelpreise in Österreich massiv gestiegen – Grundnahrungsmittel wie Mehl oder Kartoffeln kosten heute fast 50 % mehr als 2019, günstige Produkte haben sich teils sogar verdoppelt. Trotz Warnungen von Expert:innen verzichtete die damalige ÖVP-Grünen-Regierung auf Preisbremsen, während es andere Länder wie Spanien längst vorzeigten. Hinzu kommt der „Österreich-Aufschlag“: Markenprodukte […]| Kontrast.at
Nostalgia over hawker culture may have trapped us into an outdated view that hawker fare must always be very cheap.| If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think
Reading Time: 2 minutesINTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Phil Magness. On a recent Price of Business, Host Kevin Price visited with Dr. Phil Magness of Read more…| Daily Business Journal
Expectations for Tuesday’s inflation report range from 1.6% to 1.9%| Advisor.ca
Aug. 21 update: 30-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.650% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $8 billion in a reopening auction of CUSIP 912810UH9, a 30-yea…| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
12/23/2024 Every year folks in the media or online wonder how much it would cost to make to make Kevin MacAllister’s grocery purchase today. In 1990 Kevin purchased 10 household items for $19.83. What would that be today? Good news,... Continue Reading →| Econ Chris Clarke
10/25/2024 I was recently asked to respond to an internet comment claiming the economy is in poor shape. So, let’s find out. “There is no growth” When we measure the real quantity of goods and services produced in the United... Continue Reading →| Econ Chris Clarke
On 3rd April 2025, BAPL held its annual retailer webinar. Broadcaster, Charlotte Smith, expertly introduced and chaired the event, which […] The post BAPL retailer webinar appeared first on British Apples & Pears.| British Apples & Pears
KEY POINTS Petrol averaged ₦1,024.99 per litre in July 2025, down 1.22% from June. Prices remain 33% higher year-on-year, with Jigawa recording the| Energy News Africa Plus
U.S. inflation rose in July but at a slower pace than in June, a government report released Tuesday, August 12, showed. The monthly pace matched expectations, but underlying inflation pressures climbed more than anticipated from a year earlier. The headline monthly inflation figure showed a 0.2% increase in U.S. consumer prices for July, in line […] The post U.S. Inflation Slows in July; Core Rates Pick Up first appeared on US Inflation Calculator.| US Inflation Calculator
In July, sentiment improved as political uncertainty reduced and investor focus turned to the second quarter earnings season. The 90-day tariff pause came| Progeny
Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July even as President Donald Trump's tariffs start to take a toll on jobs and lead to some price increases.| Maryland Daily Record
Former Statistician-General of the Federation and ex-CEO of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Yemi Kale, has shed light| Nairametrics
Rethinking Your Pricing Strategy in an Inflationary Market - business advice for the engine room of the British Economy.| Business Advice
Academic Agent has got into another row on MMT, but this time with someone called “Adam Friended.”| Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left
Can U.S. economic data be trusted? AI-generated image for threatening sky. Source: Google Gemini. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Bloomberg carried an article last week with a stunning headline: ̶…| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
The Fed should be replaced by free markets, not unbridled presidential power.| Reason.com
The PPI was up substantially this morning. It is generally a leading precursor to consumer inflation as measured by the CPI. In effect, the PPI is telling us that inflation and possible economy-wide repercussions are waiting in the wings. President Trump’s tariff strategy as currently playing out, part of an overdue trade strategy overhaul, can […]| The Hayride
I visited my home town of Napier a few weeks back and was stunned by the obvious poverty now evident across the place – this in the past twelve months, since a disastrous cyclone. This much poverty hasn’t generated that quickly, but it’s as if the cyclone made it visible. There are homeless people trying … More A visit to art deco central – and its poverty| Matthew Wright
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to June 2025, up from 3.4% in the 12 months to May.| Your Money
The biggest story in construction data right now is jobs. Average construction jobs growth through July, last 25 years, excluding recessions, +130,000. Average construction jobs growth through July…| Construction Analytics
The producer price index was expected to show a 0.2% increase for July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.| CNBC
Last week, the mega tech companies – the so-called Magnificent Seven – presented their latest earnings results. They appeared to be ‘blockbuster’. They painted a picture of a booming economy,…| Michael Roberts Blog
Very little of what you’ve heard about presidential ‘deals’ is true. It’s really a shakedown on behalf of Trump’s desires and corporate whims.| The American Prospect
The COVID-19 pandemic kicked off a nonstop rise in costs for restaurants.| Rochester Post Bulletin
Les Restos du Cœur, et d’autres associations d’aides aux personnes, ont annoncé être face à de grandes difficultés financières à cause de l’inflation. Les dons à l’association se sont depuis multipliés.| Le HuffPost
Venezuela economic recovery 2025 gains momentum as President Maduro reports 7.71% growth and social progress in the 87th “With Maduro +” address, marking a turning point in national stability. 7 Proven Signs of Venezuela Economic Recovery 2025: Maduro Highlights Growth, Peace, and Social Resilience| Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
KEY POINTS South Africans in low-income areas like Thembisa are protesting rising electricity costs, which are unaffordable for many families. “Ene| Energy News Africa Plus
For millions of Americans, the biggest threat to their personal finances and spending routines isn’t tariffs. It’s their mortgages. Many homebuyers jumped| PYMNTS.com
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com President Trump just posted this on his TruthSocial site: Obviously, the president did not like the July jobs number, which came in at 73,000 added, less than the expec…| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Rate cut unlikely next week, but Bank of Canada could still ease this year| Advisor.ca
The Fed kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth time this year, resisting Trump’s calls for a cut as inflation and internal dissent shape policy.| Long Island Business News
On March 30, I participated in a very stimulating conference hosted by Kenyon College entitled What’s My Dollar Worth? Inflation’s Causes, Consequences and Cures. The conference included speakers with a broad range of views on the causes of recent high inflation and what policy can do about it. My own contribution compared the current situation … Continue reading Expectations, Then and Now→| John Roberts Macroeconomics
Since 2020, real wages have fallen far short of their pre-Covid trend. In a new working paper, Steve Kamin and I ask, Will a Recovery in Real Wages Obstruct Progress toward Disinflation? Here’s the abstract from the paper, along with a key figure: Many observers, including officials at the Federal Reserve, have focused on the … Continue reading Would a Recovery in Real Wages Make the Fed’s Job Harder?→| John Roberts Macroeconomics
The economy in 2022 was remarkably resilient to higher interest rates and tighter financial conditions. Although residential construction fell, consumer spending continued to expand. The labor mark…| John Roberts Macroeconomics
Consumers’ views on the economy are stabilizing as of late, as reports say that negativity toward the future is decreasing,| RISMedia
Tomorrow, a key election takes in the G7 economy, Japan. The focus is on whether the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito, which together suffered …| Michael Roberts Blog
The Democratic Party is drawing mockery for accidentally shining a negative light on former President Joe Biden’s economy.| Alpha News MN
Das Europäische Gewerkschaftsinstitut hat die neuesten EU-Ferien-Statistiken ausgewertet. Das Resultat ist erschreckend: 41,5 Millionen Büezerinnen und Büezer konnten sich 2023 keine einzige Woche Ferien leisten – eine Million mehr als im Jahr davor. Ferien mit der Familie, ein paar Tage Erholung, vielleicht am Meer oder in den Bergen – für viele in Europa ist das ein […]| workzeitung.ch
Flagstar Financial is stemming the bleeding. A top lender to the New York City rent-stabilized housing market, the bank is still facing profitability challenges. But on Friday, it posted its lowest net loss since 2023 at 19 cents per share. Flagstar has lowered its exposure to the multifamily housing market by 12 percent since last summer’s earnings release. The earnings show measured progress as the bank aims to return to profitability in the fourth quarter. Early last year, the compan...| The Real Deal
Cutting Through the Confusion about How Import Taxes Really Work Tariffs may seem like an issue for large companies or foreign governments, but they directly affect everyday prices and small […] The post Tariffs 101: How They Work for U.S. Small Businesses appeared first on AmPac Business Capital.| AmPac Business Capital
Do you agree? Probably not. But high interest rates benefit savers. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Let’s step back in time, to 1965: I was 12 years old and folks from a nearby Savings and Loan …| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Of course, this forecast, and every other one you read, may be wrong. AI image for “Social Security COLA.” Classic! Source: Perchance.org By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s July, a…| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Voters’ doubts about President Biden’s fitness to serve in the Oval Office have grown over the past few months, according to a new poll released Monday amid the fallout from his shaky debate performance last week. The latest Harvard CAPS-Harris survey, released exclusively to The Hill, found that 66 percent of respondents said they| Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll
Some recently released data has spelled good news for parts of the American economy thus far in President Donald Trump’s second term.| Alpha News MN
A key question in economic policy is how labor market tightness affects wage inflation and ultimately prices. In this post, we highlight the importance of two measures of tightness in determining wage growth: the quits rate, and vacancies per searcher (V/S)—where searchers include both employed and non-employed job seekers. Amongst a broad set of indicators, we find that these two measures are independently the most strongly correlated with wage inflation. We construct a new index, called t...| Liberty Street Economics
Economic surveys are very popular these days and for a good reason. They tell us how the folks being surveyed—professional forecasters, households, firm managers—feel about the economy. So, for instance, the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) website displays an inflation uncertainty measure that tells us households are more uncertain about inflation than they were pre-COVID, but a bit less than they were a few months ago. The Philadelphia Fed’s Survey of Professiona...| Liberty Street Economics
Final Issue: Bitcoin at $100K, Buffett and Munger Unscripted, Blue Chip Stamps, Flawed CPI Statistics, Ergodicity, The End of Shame, Notre Dame, Online Censorship, Healthcare Costs| The Rational Walk
A Dangerous Interregnum, Trump’s Energy Policy, Damodaran on ESG, Buffett in 1970, Inflation’s Role in Trump’s Victory, Taxes in Retirement, James J. Hill, IKEA, F. A. Hayek, Shak…| The Rational Walk
The reforms announced this week are intended to unlock growth for businesses across sectors, in particular those in financial services.| Institute of Customer Service
The Turkish Lesson Turkey’s economic collapse didn’t happen by accident—it was the result of deliberate policy choices that ignored economic fundamentals in favor of political doctrine. For years, President Erdoğan pursued a radical economic experiment that became known as “Erdoganomics”. This strategy was built on the belief that high interest...| JustDario
The pace of inflation in the United States accelerated in June, with prices rising for items such as food, gasoline, shelter, and clothing.| US Inflation Calculator
Prices change all the time. They change for two reasons. They change against one another – what are called relative price changes. And they change on average. If prices rise on average we have inflation. If they fall on average we have deflation. Since 1945 we have lived in an inflationary era but before then, for […]| Mike Haynes – The Jobbing Leftie Historian and Researcher