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Tame March CPI Supports Market Recovery

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 8:45 am

The U.S. Labor Department has provided retail inflation data via the March Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPI came in at -0.2% on the headline report, with only a gain of 0.1% ...
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Gasoline Prices Hike Consumer Prices

Posted: March 15, 2013 at 8:55 am

The U.S. Labor Department this morning reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February rose 0.7%, led by a 9.1% spike in gasoline prices. CPI is up 2% over ...
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Surprises in Weekly Jobless Claims and Core Inflation

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 9:10 am

The Labor Department has two key reports out this Thursday. We have seen a rise in the weekly jobless claims. Consumer prices also ticked higher. Weekly jobless claims rose by ...
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Consumer Prices Steady in July

Posted: August 15, 2012 at 9:11 am

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this morning that the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) did not change in July due to lower energy costs offsetting slightly higher ...
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April CPI: Inflation Fears Fade

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 8:55 am

The Labor Department is out with its reading on inflation for the month of April.  The Consumer Price Index was effectively flat and in-line with the Dow Jones target of ...
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