Several reports from the week, including...
CPI- https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm
PPI- https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.htm
Real Earnings- https://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.htm
Advance Retail- https://www.census.gov/retail/sales.html
Petroleum- https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/crude.php
A brief snapshot of CPI, CPI-W, CPI-E, PPI...
A lot of pink on everything, but the PPI, which seems to have flattened out. The PPI forecast is a bit of upward movement over the next couple of months, but then descending.
The Cost of Living Adjustment outlook, has edged upward...
The real earnings report, indicated a slippage in real earnings.
The retail sales remains fairly flat, when factoring in inflation...
On the petroleum side, it would appear diesel prices are set to accelerate higher, while gasoline appears to be edging slightly higher.
In reality, the big story should have been the downward projections of the PPI, in the face of tariffs.
That's about it, as I have nothing more to say.
