Sentences with phrase «headline inflation numbers»

Not exact matches

Alternative measures of inflation that adjust for the more volatile components of the price basket, such as gasoline, were moderately higher than the headline number.

Although a number of temporary factors are keeping headline inflation near its 2 per cent target, our measures of core inflation are in the lower half of the target band and have been trending downward in recent quarters.

While the Fed certainly considers much more than the superficial headline number in its analysis of inflation, some of those who interpret the Fed's actions make this overly simplistic assertion: Inflation is too low today and therefore justifies the maintenance of low poliinflation, some of those who interpret the Fed's actions make this overly simplistic assertion: Inflation is too low today and therefore justifies the maintenance of low poliInflation is too low today and therefore justifies the maintenance of low policy rates.

In my opinion, the discussion of inflation as a simple headline number is too one - dimensional.

The bottom line: The treatment of «inflation» as a simple headline number that needs to be pushed higher paints too simple a picture.

The basic catalyst for the correction is well known: better - than - expected headline wage inflation numbers — as noisy and oft - revised as they are — spooked the bond market, which then rippled through the equity market.

SCHNEIDER: The number one metric and this gets back into my comments about optionality for the Fed, but the number one metric that the Fed is going to be focused on is the tightness of the job market and wage pressures on the go - forward basis, so sure inflation — headline inflation has perked up a little bit.

The thirst for headlines and the inflation of ineffective bureaucracy and legislative hyperactivity distract the Government and successive Home Secretaries from the real job at hand: getting more police on the street with the single imperative of cutting crime, and a dedicated border police force to reverse our current vulnerability, which has seen the street value of cocaine and heroin slashed by almost half, while estimates show that the numbers of young women and girls trafficked into prostitution have quadrupled.»

Last but not the least are headline and core inflation numbers, which both grew faster than the Inflation Report sinflation numbers, which both grew faster than the Inflation Report sInflation Report suggested.