The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the June CPI this morning. The CPI increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in June, after rising 0.1 percent in May. The CPI is at its highest since January of this year. Over the last 12 months, the all-items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment, after rising 2.4 percent over the 12 months ending May. The core CPI, including all-items less food and energy, rose 2.9 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index decreased 0.8 percent for the 12 months ending June, while the food index increased 3 percent over the last 12 months.
Three of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased in June, while the other three declined. The index for nonalcoholic...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
