In this post, I will begin by looking at movements in treasury rates, across maturities, during 2024, and the resultant ...

For example, the annual inflation rate for new rental contracts sunk to 0.4% in the first quarter of 2024 — lower than its ...

Use this inflation calculator to see how prices are changing: Inflation is the loss of purchasing power over time as prices rise. It is often expressed as a percentage and generally refers to a trend ...

Some statistics illustrate why Americans still feel crunched even though traditional metrics make economic conditions seem ...

Americans are stressed out about inflation ... in the first quarter of 2022 this figure was $16.80 trillion. The above chart shows how asset levels compare to those in the middle class to other ...

The Federal Reserve cut its key rate by a quarter percentage point ... higher levels in order to combat sticky inflation. To underline the point, the chart below outlines changes in the Fed's ...

However, excluding food and energy, the core CPI annual rate was 3.2%, a notch down from the month before and slightly better ...

Inflation expectations are slightly higher than last quarter but remain at rates between 2.5% and 3% across all time horizons (Chart 10). Some firms mentioned potential US tariffs as affecting their ...

U.S. consumer spending increased in November amid strong demand for a range of goods and services, underscoring the economy's resilience, which saw the Federal Reserve this week projecting fewer ...