The Fed’s Favorite Inflation Measure Leapfrogs the CPI
The Personal Income and Outlays for December, 2025 from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)…
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Dr. Duru Core Inflation Softens, but the Final Mile to 2% Remains Sticky
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in January and increased 2.4% year-over-year, according to…
Australian Dollar Breaks Out As Economic Winds Blow Toward Rate Hikes
The Australian dollar (AUD/USD) in the form of the Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA)…
Powell Balks At the Next Step of Hopeful Monetary Policy
When Powell announced the resumption of easing monetary policy, he said the balance of economic…
Financing Costs Do Not Impact Calculated Inflation
The August inflation report (CPI) came in as “expected” but still hot and sticky and…
Powell Places His First Step On the Stairs Of Hopeful Monetary Policy
The current adventures in monetary policy take me back to the early pandemic times when…
Powell’s Promises: Containing Tariff-Driven Inflation and Risks to Dual Mandate
Introduction: Powell’s Promises In his latest press conference on monetary policy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
July Beige Book Reinforces A Bottoming in CPI
The Federal Reserve’s July Beige Book sang a tune similar to the one from the…
Inflation at Target and GDP Growth Recovery: A Comeback Case for the Australian Dollar
Over the past year, I’ve grown increasingly interested in the Australian dollar as a contrarian…
Inflation Concerns Rise at the Federal Reserve Amid Tariff Unease
Inflation concerns are apparently on the rise at the Federal Reserve amid tariff unease. Recent…