By Tom Burnett CFA On April 10, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI Report for March 2026. The CPI rose 0.9% in March, after rising 0.3% in February. The March increase was driven by a 21.2% increase in the price of gasoline. The CPI rose by 3.3% from one year ago, compared...
By Tom Burnett CFA On April 3, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for March 2026. Total nonfarm employment increased by 178,000 for the month, after falling by 133,000 in February. The unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3%. The number of job seekers rose to 7.2 million…
By Tom Burnett CFA On March 18, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) voted to leave the Fed Funds range at 3.5-3.75%. The vote was 11-1 with one member voting for a reduction of one-quarter point. The FOMC statement reiterates the goal of reducing the Core inflation rate from the current…
By Tom Burnett CFA On March 11, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI Report for February. The CPI rose 0.3%, after rising 0.2% in January. The year-over-year increase was 2.4%, the same as the prior month and the lowest figure since May 2025. The Core rate, excluding food and energy, rose…
By Tom Burnett CFA Total employment in the U. S. economy declined by 92,000 in February, according to a March 6 Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate was 4.4%, unchanged from the prior month. Federal government employment fell by 10,000 and now totals 330,000 jobs lost since…