by K. Jared Wright | May 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the April consumer price index (CPI) report on Wednesday, May 12 at 8:30am, economists forecast a 0.2 percent increase in the overall CPI, which includes all indices, and even smaller gains in the core CPI, which exclude...
by K. Jared Wright | Apr 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Consumer prices rose higher than expected in March, signifying that Americans are ready to put the pandemic in the rearview. The Consumer Price Index increased 0.6% in March, up from 0.4% in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The Core CPI,...
by K. Jared Wright | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Prior to the release of February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), many economists feared a spike in prices across all indices. As the end of the pandemic appears to be in sight, qualms over rising inflation coincide with the distribution of the first COVID-19...
by Korey Matthews | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Commerce will release it’s personal income and outlays report tomorrow at 8:30 am. The indicator serves as a measure of wage growth and consumer spending. Tomorrow’s report comes on the heels of numbers released by the Commerce Department...
by Erika Wheless | Apr 27, 2020 | Featured, Housing, Uncategorized
Tuesday’s Case Shiller Indices report will likely show modest gains in home prices for February 2020. Some economists are forecasting about a .3% gain. Home prices in January were strong due to low unemployment, low mortgage rates, and low interest rates. February...