The consumer price index accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in March, pushing inflation higher and likely dashing hopes that the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates anytime soon. The CPI, a broad measure of goods and services costs across the economy, rose 0.4% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 3.5%, or 0.3 percentage point higher than in February, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a 0.3% gain and a 3.4% year-over-year level. Excluding volatile food and energy components, core CPI also accelerated 0.4% on a monthly basis while rising 3.8% from a year ago, compared with respective estimates for 0.3% and 3.7%.
Shelter and energy costs drove the increase on the all-items index.
Most Americans Aren't Buying Biden's Misleading Narrative That the Economy Is Getting Better
"The economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are up, and inflation is down. However, the American people remain grumpy about the state of the economy. This puzzle was just investigated by four economists. They found that people often know that something is wrong even if statistics don't reflect the problem. In this case, people are perceiving that inflation is still, in fact, high.
For months now, Americans have been told that inflation's downward trend, from almost 9 percent annually to around 3 percent, should make them feel good about the economy. But it isn't working. A recent Gallup poll found that 63 percent say the state of the economy is getting worse and 45 percent think it's already "poor." One reason, many have speculated, is that while the rate at which prices are rising might have slowed considerably, prices remain very high. Food and rent in particular are still expensive. These prices are felt everyday by Americans when they pay for their housing and go to the supermarket."
Ah, from, "Free Minds and Free Markets"... no bias there.
#2 | Posted by Corky
---suck on this.
"Consumer prices rose 3.5% from a year ago in March, more than expected"
---suck on this...
Stubbornly high US inflation grew stronger than expected in March
---and suck on one more..
Consumers prices surged in March, raising 3.5% from a year ago, according to a disappointing report on inflation.
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