Anybody REALLY believe THAT?
Yes…
Gas prices ARE coming down….
That’s waht this headline is about….
Just about every other consumer product’s price has jumped thru the roof….
And interst rates are following the ladder up….
And?
Anybody out there get a good raise?
Inflation cooled in July as gas prices and airfares fell, a welcome reprieve for consumers and economic policymakers but not yet a conclusive sign that price increases are turning a corner.
The Consumer Price Index climbed 8.5 percent in the year through July, compared with 9.1 percent the prior month, a bigger slowdown than economists had projected. After stripping out food and fuel costs to get a sense of underlying price pressures, prices climbed by 5.9 percent through July, matching the previous reading.
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On a monthly basis, the price index did not move at all in July. That’s because fuel prices, airfares and used cars declined in price, offsetting increases in rent and food costs.
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Core inflation was also slower than economists had expected on a monthly basis, climbing by 0.3 percent. In June, that figure was 0.7 percent.
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Today’s report is probably welcome news at the White House and the Federal Reserve, both of which have been waiting for inflation to decelerate.
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But it’s easy to overstate how much July’s slowdown matters. Inflation is still abnormally high. The decline owed in large part to gas prices, and they can always jump again.
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There are some real reasons to believe inflation will slow in the months ahead: Supply chain pressures, for instance, show signs of easing.
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But there are also reasons to worry. Wage growth remains rapid. And housing costs, particularly rents, continue to climb, which could keep inflation high for some time….