U.S. Consumer Price Index Rose 0.2% in February 2025 By Tom Burnett CFA On March 12, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI report for February 2025. The CPI increased 0.2% in February, after rising 0.5% in January. Over the past 12 months, the Index rose 2.8%, after rising 3.0% in the 12…
By Tom Burnett CFA On March 7, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for February 2025. Total employment rose by 151,000, somewhat less than the 12-month average increase of 168,000 over the past year. The unemployment rate was little changed at 4.1%. The rate has been range…
By Tom Burnett CFA On February 12, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI Report for January 2025. The CPI increased by 0.5% in January, after an increase of 0.4% in December 2024. The year-over-year increase was 3.0%, the highest figure since June 2024. The Core Index, excluding food and…
By Tom Burnett CFA On February 7, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for January 2025. Total employment rose by 143,000 to 159.6 million workers. The unemployment rate fell from 4.1% to 4.0%. The number of job seekers was unchanged at 6.8 million, less than the latest 7…
By Tom Burnett CFA On January 29, 2025, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) announced that it was leaving the Fed Funds rate at the current range of 4.25%-4.50%. The decision was unanimous among all 12 voting members. The Fed will continue to shrink its Balance Sheet by redeeming $25 billion…