Producer Price Index Rose 0.2% in April

By Tom Burnett CFA On May 11, 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the PPI report for the month of May. The PPI rose 0.2% in April, after a decline of 0.4% in March. For the 12-month period ending in April, the Index rose by 2.3%, the smallest 12-month increase since late 2021. In...

By Tom Burnett CFA On May 10, 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index report for April. The CPI increased 0.4% in April, following an increase of 0.1% in March. Over the past 12 months, the Index has risen 4.9%, the smallest 12-month increase since April 2021. The Energy…

By Tom Burnett CFA On May 5, 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Employment Report for April. Total Employment increased by 235,000 to 155.6 million workers. The average monthly gain for the previous six months was 290,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 3.4% and the rate…

By Tom Burnett CFA On May 3, 2023, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (“OMC”) decided to raise the Fed Funds rate to a range of 5-5.25% to continue its effort to bring down inflation. The decision was unanimous among all 12 voting members. In its press release, the FOMC stressed that it is…

By Tom Burnett CFA On April 28, 2023, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the PCE price index rose by 0.1% in March. The two previous readings were an increase of 0.6% in January and 0.3% in February. For the month, prices of goods decreased by 0.2% while prices for services rose by 0.2%.…