To cut a long story short, the next set of producer and consumer
price inflation data that we received was more reassuring.
Not exact matches
Gold fell 1.2 percent on Friday after stronger than expected U.S. payrolls
data shored up expectations that a pick - up in
inflation will spur further U.S. interest rate hikes this year, boosting the U.S. currency, in which it is
priced.
Gold
prices rose on Monday as the dollar slipped, but gains are expected to be capped ahead of
inflation data from the U.S. this week.
In terms of
data, euro zone
inflation jumped to 1.9 percent in April from 1.5 percent in March driven by energy
prices, flash
data showed Friday.
Euro zone
inflation jumped to 1.9 percent in April from 1.5 percent in March driven essentially by energy
prices, flash
data showed Friday.
Euro zone
inflation jumped to 1.9 percent in April from 1.5 percent in March driven by energy
prices, flash
data showed Friday.
The FOMC should remain
data dependent and defer its first increase in policy rates until there are greater signs of wage or
price inflation than are currently evident.
The U.K. had been expected to follow close behind the Federal Reserve in raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but with lower commodity
prices and weak wage growth still keeping a lid on
inflation, economists now think that the U.K. may not raise rates till 2017 — even though new
data out Wednesday showed the employment rate hit a 45 - year high of 74 % in the three months to November.
April 13 -
Inflation data earlier this week that showed
price pressures increasing were unsurprising, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Friday as he downplayed the significance for monetary policy.
Euro zone
inflation unexpectedly slipped in April as
prices of services increased at a slower pace,
data showed on Thursday.
U.S.
data on Monday showed that consumer
prices accelerated in the year to March, with a measure of underlying
inflation surging to near the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target as last year's weak readings dropped out of the calculation.
Regional
data showed annual
inflation in four German states steady in April, suggesting
price pressures in Europe's largest economy are stable.
Food
prices may have been the biggest distorting factor in the February
inflation data, gaining 6 percent year on year and most likely a sign of increases ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.
The upward momentum of underlying
prices is an important piece of
data because it's certain to catch the attention of the
inflation - targeting Bank of Canada, analysts said Friday.
Yet «low»
inflation remains in the spotlight for Fed policymakers, with government
price data remaining tame over the past five years.
Since almost all of the
data suggest
inflation is coming, the Bank of Canada is getting ready to act, even if the
price data themselves imply the economy still is limping.
Inflation data released in mid-January showed that core CPI (consumer
price index) in the U.S. increased 1.8 percent in the 12 months through December, picking up from 1.7 percent in November.
Using 45 years of NFIB and
inflation data makes it clear that serious
inflation for the economy is dependent on serious
inflation on Main Street — lots of firms raising average selling
prices.
The
Inflation Calculator uses monthly consumer
price index
data from 1914 to the present to show changes in the cost of a fixed «basket» of consumer purchases.
For instance, the New York Federal Reserve has an
inflation measure, the Underlying Inflation Gauge (UIG), that aims to capture sustained movements in underlying inflation from a broad set of price, real economic activity, and financ
inflation measure, the Underlying
Inflation Gauge (UIG), that aims to capture sustained movements in underlying inflation from a broad set of price, real economic activity, and financ
Inflation Gauge (UIG), that aims to capture sustained movements in underlying
inflation from a broad set of price, real economic activity, and financ
inflation from a broad set of
price, real economic activity, and financial
data.
Surging mining stocks and a fall in the pound boosted Britain's FTSE 100 on Wednesday, with metals
prices climbing on supply concerns and
data showing an unexpected dip in
inflation.
The Federal Reserve uses core
inflation data, which excludes volatile industries such as food and energy
prices.
ISTANBUL, May 3 (Reuters)- Turkish consumer
price inflation jumped more than expected in April,
data showed on Thursday, sending the lira to a record low on concern about the central bank's failure to rein in
prices.
According to my team's analysis of
data via Bloomberg, «good»
inflation can be viewed as
price increases resulting from accelerating economic activity and a strong labor market, and thus, most likely to further support rising wages and employment.
For me the main information coming out of CPI
inflation data is that consumer demand relative to total production continues to be too weak to drive up
prices, something confirmed earlier this week by the August trade numbers, which failed to suggest strong growth in domestic demand.
Treasury bond
prices rallied and yields on the 10 - year fell to between 2.8 % and 2.85 % following the release of benign
inflation data and weaker - than - expected retail sales figures.
The conditions that the Fed has said it was waiting to see before liftoff are actually in place; they're just not being reflected in the headline
inflation data because of the transitory nature of lower energy
prices.
The greenback could get in real trouble if this week's incoming
inflation data points to weaker
price levels in the U.S.
The monthly
data series includes the latest estimate of core PCE
inflation, which is the Fed's preferred measure of
price growth.
India imports nearly 75 % of its oil (source: Central Statistical Office, India), so sustained low crude
prices improved the
inflation picture and current account balance (source: Bloomberg
data).
[158] Other causes include the rise in non-cash benefits as a share of worker compensation (which aren't counted in CPS income
data), immigrants entering the labor force, statistical distortions including the use of different
inflation adjusters by the BLS and CPS, productivity gains being skewed toward less labor - intensive sectors, income shifting from labor to capital, a skill gap - driven wage disparity, productivity being falsely inflated by hidden technology - driven depreciation increases and import
price measurement problems, and / or a natural period of adjustment following an income surge during aberrational postwar circumstances.
The
Inflation Forecast now incorporates actual total and core Consumer
Price Index (CPI)
data for March 2018.
The
Inflation GPS, developed with BlackRock's Scientific Active Equity team, incorporates big data on price trends and a daily - updated «nowcast» of inflation - related statistics to give a read on where core inflation is headed in major e
Inflation GPS, developed with BlackRock's Scientific Active Equity team, incorporates big
data on
price trends and a daily - updated «nowcast» of
inflation - related statistics to give a read on where core inflation is headed in major e
inflation - related statistics to give a read on where core
inflation is headed in major e
inflation is headed in major economies.
The
Inflation Forecast now incorporates actual total and core Consumer
Price Index (CPI)
data for January 2018.
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate in May from 2 per cent to a record low 1.75 per cent out of concern that
inflation was trending too low, following first - quarter
inflation data that showed
prices had fallen 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year.
To investigate, we relate «Expected Changes in
Prices During the Next Year» (expected annual
inflation) from the monthly final University of Michigan Survey of Consumers and actual U.S.
inflation data based on the monthly non-seasonally adjusted consumer
price index (U.S.. All items, 1982 - 84 = 100).
This week, investors are waiting for China's
inflation data on Wednesday, US consumer
prices and retail sales, expected on Friday, and global trade figures on Friday.
Statistics Canada
data this morning showed that headline
inflation in Canada slowed last month, while measures of underlying
prices strengthened to their highest level in -LSB-...]
The Fed's dual mandate is for stable
prices and maximum employment, so the FOMC concentrates especially on employment and
inflation data.
Other
data on Wednesday pointed to steadily rising
inflation pressures, with producer
prices notching their largest increase in five months in November.
A rising line denotes
inflation data that was reported higher than the median economist's estimate for a given report (for example, the ISM
prices paid indices, the CPI, the PPI, and so forth).
But the
data suggest that the market normally
prices yields slightly above the economy's nominal growth rate, partially as insurance against getting the
inflation forecast wrong.
Economic
data has been improving, financial markets are calm, and Trump's planned fiscal spending will likely put upward pressure on
inflation — not to mention the impact of rising crude oil
prices.
The most recent
inflation data say
prices have increased only 1.4 % year - over-year.
When Federal Reserve officials first started last year to mention wireless network
data plans as a possible explanation for a fifth year of «transitory» factors holding back consumer
price inflation, it seemed a bit transparent.
@BenRabidoux of North Cove Advisors sends along this index chart which shows the real (
inflation - adjusted)
price of homes in Canada going back to 1956, so not using U.S.
data prior to 1990.
Indicators of upstream
price pressures, such as producer
price data and business surveys, continue to suggest moderate rates of
inflation.
A few hours later he emailed me a chart he'd whipped together, splicing 20 years of Canadian
inflation - adjusted house
prices onto his
data for the U.S. housing market going back to 1890.
The results of statistical tests that use the Sound Money and Monetary Freedom indicators as independent variables should be checked against results that use raw
inflation data, instead, or using tests that strip out
price stability
data altogether.
Riyadh — Mubasher:
Inflation in the Saudi wholesale
price index registered a 16.4 % year - on - year hike in March,
data by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed on Wednesday.