Last but not the least are headline and core inflation numbers, which both grew faster
than the Inflation Report suggested.
Not exact matches
This comes even as today's producer price index
report suggested that
inflation is a bit hotter
than expected.
Tuesday's below - consensus ISM and construction spending
report, along with a hotter -
than - expected prices paid
report, played perfectly into the bear narrative of slower growth and higher
inflation.
U.K. PMI services data also came in lower
than expected as a national election has derailed investment decisions and higher
inflation has hit households, Reuters
reported.
That's exactly what sparked the stock market correction last month: a higher -
than - expected average hourly earnings number in January's jobs
report ignited fears that
inflation might finally be coming to life, and in response the Federal Reserve may look to hike rates more aggressively
than the three projected increases for this year.
Traders are suddenly worried about interest rates (although anyone older
than 30 has to be amused that 2.85 % on the Treasury 10 - year is a source of panic), worried about
inflation (although after the last decade of stagnant wages, Friday's 2.9 % rise should be cheered, not jeered), and worried about a tax - fueled spike in growth (with this
report from Powell's Atlanta colleagues leading the way.)
The extent to which
inflation is a matter of perspective was made plain in a July 8 Scotiabank
report, in which economists Karen Cordes Woods and Derek Holt assert that core
inflation «is tamer
than than the hawks are arguing.»
Stocks have failed to hold a strong rebound since Friday, when a better -
than - expected
report on wages added to worries about higher US
inflation.
According to an Associated Press
report, a lack of competitive pressure is a major factor leading to domestic fares growing faster
than inflation.
Statistics Canada
reports that between 1984 an 2009, real average household debt (that is, adjusted for
inflation) more
than doubled.
The network
reports, «Chinese
inflation data released on Monday, suggested that the economy is cooling faster
than expected, while employment data out of the U.S. on Friday indicated that jobs growth was tepid for a fourth straight month in June.»
Likewise, house - price
inflation amplified more than estimated in the August Inflation Report during the third quarter, while the RICS survey of real - estate agents pointed to a fall in prices over the next thre
inflation amplified more
than estimated in the August
Inflation Report during the third quarter, while the RICS survey of real - estate agents pointed to a fall in prices over the next thre
Inflation Report during the third quarter, while the RICS survey of real - estate agents pointed to a fall in prices over the next three months.
According to the minutes of the meeting, a 25 - basis point increase in the bank rate was fully factored in by the markets in the run - up to November's MPC meeting, and the interest - rate curve underlying the November
Inflation Report projected interest rates at 1 percent by the end of the three - year forecast period, higher
than the recent median estimates of economists polled by Reuters.
An exit from the euro would see Greeks lose more
than half their annual income and prompt a dramatic rise in unemployment and
inflation, a
report from the Bank of Greece has warned.
An exit from the euro would see Greeks lose more
than half their annual income and prompt a dramatic rise in unemployment and
inflation, a
report from the country's largest bank has warned.
Headline and Core CPI tend to be
reported on the news, however the CPI - W is more important to retirees
than these two measures of
inflation.
Then late in the week, stocks rallied on some strong earnings
reports and economic data, with a better -
than - expected initial reading on first - quarter GDP pushing bond - yield lower on Friday and easing some earlier week concerns about
inflation.
Personal consumption expenditure (PCE)
inflation, meanwhile, rose to 2.2 percent in February, higher
than the 2.1 percent
reported in January, although the monthly figures slipped to 0.2 from 0.5 percent.
Another
report earlier this week showed that the Fed's preferred measure of
inflation accelerated to its highest in more
than a year in March, while data last week showed that wages grew at their fastest pace in in eleven years in the first quarter.
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).
Is
inflation actually higher
than reports show?
And yes, there has been
inflation, but it is widely and credibly
reported that higher education costs have risen far more and far faster
than the general rate of
inflation.
The recent NHS pay review body
report estimated that by 2019 nurse pay will be 20 % lower in real terms
than in 2010 when
inflation is measured using Retail Price Index (RPI) and 12 % lower on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
ENDS Notes to Editors UK Alcohol duty context For a short video summary of the issues around alcohol pricing, please visit: https://vimeo.com/191959217 Following heavy lobbying from the alcohol industry, the last four Budgets have seen real terms cuts in alcohol duty Alcohol is 60 % more affordable
than it was in 1980 — the alcohol duty escalator, introduced in 2008, which ensured that duty rose above
inflation, helped mitigate this trend, but this progress has reversed since the duty escalator was scrapped in 2013 In real terms, spirits duty has halved, and wine duty fallen by a quarter since 1978 - 9 The Government estimates suggest that the duty cuts since 2013 will cost the Exchequer # 2.9 billion over four years The University of Sheffield estimated that an additional 6,500 people would be hospitalised each year as a result of the alcohol duty cuts in 2015 The
report The
report was peer reviewed by academic experts the fields of economics, public health and public policy prior to publication.
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DiNapoli's
report states that in the last decade, federal and state aid grew an average of 2.2 percent a year, which was less
than the
inflation rate of 2.4 percent during the same time.
The new
report advances some possible explanations: increased complexity of research, more comprehensive articles, greater expense for journal submission and research expenditures rising faster
than inflation.
How the Government's
inflation trick makes pensioners, commuters and students poorer The financial crash has left the poor even poorer
than they were before the recession — while the rich have got richer, a new
report has revealed
Through the Looking Glass has a
reported production budget of $ 170 million, which is significantly less
than its predecessor's $ 200 million, particularly when adjusting for
inflation.
At least 34 states will devote less on kindergarten through 12th grade on a per - pupil basis during the current school year
than in 2008, once
inflation is taken into account, according to a
report released today by the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which tracks the impact of government decisions on those with low incomes.
If you understand that bond prices are present values of future cash flows, then you know that forecasts of future growth and
inflation are more important
than historical data
reports on what has already occurred.
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Economists may point to this as evidence that the officially
reported rate of
inflation is HIGHER
than it should be.
Despite
inflation rates that are higher
than reported, you can still protect your investments from being ravaged.
Next, the pound got slapped lower on Tuesday when the U.K.'s October CPI
report was released since since headline
inflation in the U.K. only printed a weak 0.1 % month - on - month rise, missing expectations for a 0.2 % increase and slower
than the previous month's +0.3 %.
Many news outlets, such as this one (there are many examples), are
reporting that the current US stock sell - off is due to a stronger -
than - expected jobs
report in January and fears of
inflation and...
It was widely expected that the BoC would retake a breather this round despite the much stronger
than expected November employment
report and the recent uptick in
inflation.
That calculus could shift on Friday if scheduled
reports show
inflation and retail spending in December were stronger
than expected.
The April Consumer Price Index
report showed a slower
than expected
inflation growth, quelling concerns of the Fed developing a more hawkish stance towards interest rates.
As of March 2, 2015, the U.S. 10 - year Treasury bond is yielding 2.06 % on the release of a
report showing consumer purchases (adjusted for
inflation) rose in January, reigniting the expectation that the Fed will take steps toward increasing rates sooner rather
than later.
And according to some market analysts, the corrections caused odds for a November BOE rate hike to rise, very likely because the reading for Q2 is substantially better
than the BOE's forecast of +1.0 %, as laid out in the August
Inflation Report.
Although the
report was great news for U.S. workers, on Wall Street the rosy jobs picture generated fears of higher
inflation that might drive the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more quickly
than anticipated.
Money market funds are paying less
than inflation (especially true
inflation — which exceeds
reported inflation).
As the GAD
report acknowledges, a mixed portfolio provides claimants with no protection against the risk of
inflation, and so, unlike periodical payments, leaves that risk with them rather
than with the insurers.
Court fees were a prominent focus for the audience and it was noted that they had increased substantially more
than inflation; in fact, the
report shows that while the court fees incurred in a typical small claim have increased by 112 % between 1999 and 2009, those incurred in commercial claims have increased by 206 % in the same period.
It is apparent, though, that on average the rates for
report writing have increased by little more
than the prevailing rate of
inflation over the two years.
This chained CPI definition
reports a smaller increase in
inflation than the traditional CPI approach because it allows for greater consumer substitution among goods.