The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index announced 27th November 2025, rose by 0.2% monthly, matching a 12-month inflation rate of 2.3%, aligning with expectations. Core U.S. inflation recorded more robust figures, climbing 0.3% monthly and reaching an annual rate of 2.8%, but also in accordance with forecasts. Consumer spendingRead More →
In October 2024, the U.S. consumer price index rose by 0.2%, bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.6%, aligning with expectations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, saw a monthly increase of 0.3% and an annual rate of 3.3%, alsoRead More →
In September 2024, China witnessed a decline in consumer inflation rates and an intensification of producer price deflation, despite efforts to implement additional stimulus measures aimed at reviving weak demand and stabilizing economic activity The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4% from the previous year, a slowdown from theRead More →
Over the past year, the rate of U.S. price increases accelerated unexpectedly in September 2024, as policymakers considered their decision on interest rates, as indicated in a U.S. Labor Department report on Thursday 10th October 2024. Sticky U.S. inflation The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the cost of goodsRead More →
In September 2024, the German consumer price index softened to 1.8%, falling below expectations based on preliminary data from Destatis, the national statistics office. Month-on-month, the preliminary harmonized CPI saw a slight decrease of 0.1%. According to recent analysis, the last instance of the German harmonized CPI falling below 2%,Read More →
As anticipated in the U.S., prices rose in August 2024, while the annual inflation rate fell to its lowest point since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report on Wednesday 11th September 2024. This development likely now paves the way for a Federal Reserve interest rate reduction next weekRead More →
On Monday 9th September 2024, China announced that its consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.6% year-on-year in August 2024, falling short of expectations and due mainly to decreasing costs in transportation, home goods, and rents. The consumer price index was projected to rise by 0.7% year-on-year in August 2024,Read More →
U.S. consumer prices (CPI) increased at the slowest rate in over three years last month, further supporting the argument for the Fed to begin reducing interest rates. According to the U.S. Labor Department, prices climbed 2.9% in the 12 months leading up to July 2024, marking the smallest yearly riseRead More →
The UK’s inflation rate has risen for the first time this year, official ONS figures show. This indicates that overall prices increased by 2.2% in the year leading up to July, a rise from 2% in June, surpassing the Bank of England’s target. The anticipated increase is primarily attributed to theRead More →
In July 2024, China’s consumer prices index (CPI) increased by 0.5% from the previous year, as reported by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics on Friday 9th August 2024. The increase surpassed the 0.3% predicted by analysts. The core consumer price index, excluding food and energy, climbed by 0.4% fromRead More →
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a comprehensive gauge for goods and services costs, saw a 0.1% decrease from May 2024, bringing the annual rate to 3%, which is near its lowest point in over three years. When removing the unstable food and energy prices, the core CPI rose by 0.1%Read More →
China’s consumer price inflation rose by 0.2% in June 2024 from a year ago, falling short of expectations. Meanwhile, producer prices remained in line with forecasts. Main points Consumer Price Index (CPI) China’s CPI was expected to rise by 0.4% year-on-year in June, according to poll conducted by Reuters. However,Read More →
Markets have fretted about core inflation recently, now analysts are concerned about a highly specific price gauge within the data – ‘supercore’ inflation. This measure tracks services inflation, excluding food, energy, and housing, which has recently surged, rising 4.8% year-over-year in March 2024 and over 8% on a three-month annualisedRead More →
Despite the recent surge in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and better than expected PPI data, markets have shrugged off any concern… for now Fickle On Wednesday 10th April 2024 the CPI data announcement pushed the markets down and on Thursday 11th the markets recovered after the PPI data wasRead More →
The U.S. Consumer Price Index, a comprehensive gauge of the cost of goods and services, rose by 0.4% for the month and increased by 3.2% compared to the previous year. The annual rate was marginally higher than expected. The monthly rate was slightly above the forecast of 0.3%. This mayRead More →
Is progress on U.S. inflation stalling? That’s the fear spreading through Wall Street as another inflation reading on Friday 16th February 2024 came in hotter-than-expected. The producer price index rose 0.3% in January 2024. The largest increase since August 2024 and higher than the 0.1% forecast. Excluding food andRead More →
Stocks dropped on Tuesday 13th February 2024 after hotter-than-expected inflation data for January caused Treasury yields to spike The new inflation figure raised doubts that the Federal Reserve would be able to cut rates several times this year, a key part of the equity market bull run case. The consumerRead More →
Stocks moved lower Thursday 11th January 2024, reflecting the higher-than-expected December 2023 inflation data. The S&P 500 in early trade edged lower by around 0.7%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped nearly 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 0.6%. The S&P 500 briefly touched 4800 after climbing above its record high of 4,796. Higher thanRead More →