There has been some muted cheering at the Fed (and the Obama administration) when as a result of numerous statewide minimum wage hikes, average hourly earnings finally started to rise in early 2016, recently hitting a 2% annual increase, even if on a w…
First the AtlantaFed (with occasional shoulder-tapping exceptions) created a mini revolt in the way GDP was tracked on a day to day basis with its GDP Nowcast, one which pressured the NY Fed to create its own version (influenced by Goldman’s own econom…
Having surged to its highest since 2008 in February, Core CPI’s YoY gain inched back from 2.3% to 2.2% YoY in March hovering at post-crisis highs. The food index declined in March, as did the cost of ‘shelter’ and medical care but used cars and truck p…
In another quiet overnight session, the biggest – and unexpected – macro news was the surprise monetary easing by Singapore which as previously reported moved to a 2008 crisis policy response when it adopted a “zero currency appreciation” stance as a r…
Submitted by John Rubino via DollarCollapse.com,
After three decades of epic deficit spending and three years of extraordinary money creation, Japan’s economy is enjoying a rollicking inflationary boom. Just kidding. Exactly the opposite is …
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