February 25, 2022
“…The core personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s primary inflation gauge, rose 5.2% from a year ago, slightly more than the 5.1% Dow Jones estimate. It was the highest level since April 1983. Including food and energy prices,… Continue Reading…
February 16, 2022
“…Retail sales for the month rose 3.8%, much better than the 2.1% Dow Jones estimate. The numbers are not adjusted for inflation; the 0.6% rise in the consumer price index for the month helped push a reversal from the 2.5% sales… Continue Reading…
February 11, 2022
“…The University of Michigan’s sentiment index dropped to 61.7, the lowest since October 2011, from 67.2 in January, data released Friday showed. The figure trailed the median estimate of 67 in a Bloomberg survey of economists. The report’s gauge of… Continue Reading…
February 10, 2022
“The average U.S. household is spending an additional $250 a month because of inflation that is rising at its fastest rate in 40 years, a new economic analysis showed. The squeeze stems from higher prices across a range of products and… Continue Reading…
February 10, 2022
“…The consumer price index for January, which measures the costs of dozens of everyday consumer goods, rose 7.5% compared with a year ago, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That compared with Dow Jones estimates of 7.2% for the closely watched… Continue Reading…
February 10, 2022
“U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Thursday, with the benchmark 10-year rate breaching the 2% level, after key inflation data showed hotter-than-expected price pressures. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note jumped 6 basis points to hit a session high of 2%, the… Continue Reading…
February 8, 2022
“…The National Federation of Independent Businesses, a Tennessee-based association of small business owners, found that the net percent of owners raising average selling prices rose to 61% in January, a four-point increase from the previous month and the highest reading… Continue Reading…
January 31, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: Gains, Pains & Capital shares an inflationary history lesson from 1974, and it is bad news for us in 2022. History shows that, initially, stocks soar with inflation as (unadjusted for inflation) profits increase for companies. However, if… Continue Reading…
January 25, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: Gains, Pains & Capital shares an inflationary history lesson from 1974, and it is bad news for us in 2022. History shows that, initially, stocks soar with inflation as (unadjusted for inflation) profits increase for companies. However, if… Continue Reading…
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