Page 16 - Us Inflation

At 4.2% in April, US consumer prices jump most since 2009, beat estimates

The consumer price index increased 0.8 per cent from the prior month, reflecting gains in nearly every major category and a sign burgeoning demand is giving companies latitude to pass on higher costs

Gold subdued on buoyant dollar; investors awaits US inflation data

US gold futures fell 0.2 per cent to $1,834.20 per ounce.

US bond yield spike, rising Covid-19 cases in India drag indices

The index rose close to 500 points on opening after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) pledged to shrug off inflation worries for a while and keep the monetary policy loose through 2023

Fed minutes highlight willingness to steer past coming inflation

The Fed made few changes to its policy statement at its last meeting in January, and did not issue new economic forecasts

No high inflation or fiscal crisis in the US but …

Monetary base issued by the Fed had jumped from less than $1 trn before the GFC to more than $3 trn by early 2020 and then to about $5 trn by end of the year. But inflation has hardly gone up. Why?

US labour market gradually healing; weekly jobless claims at 7-month low

The number of Americans filing new unemployment benefits claims fell to a seven-month low last week, but the pace of decline has slowed and further improvement could be limited by a raging pandemic

Jerome Powell targets 2% average inflation, focus shifts to jobs

Fed's new approach would allow for prices to overshoot target

Framework review complete, Powell starts hard sell for higher inflation

On Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell begins what may be the tougher task: convincing the public that the central bank can and will deliver in the wake of a pandemic

Bonds to be hit hardest by inflation shock in India, Russia, Mexico

The fixed-income securities of the three countries appear the most vulnerable to any surge in consumer prices, according to a Bloomberg study of 10 emerging markets

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As manufacturing in China recovers, so will the demand for raw materials

US inflation drifting below Fed's 2% goal; 2019 rate hike path less certain

While households benefit from contained inflation and will find comfort in lower fuel costs, the Fed tends to be wary of subdued longer-term price expectations taking hold

Benign US inflation buoys market to 3-month high; rate hike fears ease

Sensex has gained in six of past seven weeks

US consumer spending rises 0.2% in Jan; weekly jobless claims at 48-yr low

Inflation is also likely to get a boost from a tightening labor market

Fed should address falling US inflation expectations: Charles Evans

Janet Yellen believes that as the labor market tightens, inflation will rise back toward 2%, Evans still remains unsure

Who killed US inflation? Here are the suspects in Janet Yellen's mystery

Labour-force participation remains depressed relative to its pre-crisis norm

Smartphone apps to blame for low US inflation: BlackRock bond manager

Some of the recent pullback in inflation also stemmed from lower energy price

US consumer spending slows; inflation pushes higher

Surge in inflation raises the possibility of an interest rate increase from Fed Reserve this month