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2024-08-15 Economy

Most Commonly Reported Index of US Inflation Slows to 2.9 Percent

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Posted by Bobby 2024-08-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 So the total inflation for the last 3 years is 21% not 21.1%. So what.

Posted by 49 Pan 2024-08-15 03:07|| 2024-08-15 03:07|| Front Page Top

#2 The government stats do not include shopping basket items.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-15 06:48|| 2024-08-15 06:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I see potential application for Kroger’s ‘dynamic pricing’ - use their high numbers for the start of the measure period and the low ones for the end!

Posted by Glenmore 2024-08-15 08:09|| 2024-08-15 08:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Just before the election...how convenient!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-08-15 14:42|| 2024-08-15 14:42|| Front Page Top

#5 revised up after early voting starts

Posted by Frank G 2024-08-15 18:18|| 2024-08-15 18:18|| Front Page Top

#6 The market for USA Treasury instruments have priced in a 50 basis point drop in the Federal funds rate in Sept.

Could change as the job report in early Sept and the CPI report the next week precede the Federal Reserve meeting.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-08-15 19:51|| 2024-08-15 19:51|| Front Page Top

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