US The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in December after climbing 0.2% the prior month. This result was in line with consensus expectations.The energy index sprang 4.0% month-on-month thanks in large part to an 8.4% jump in the gasoline segment.The cost of food progressed 0.4% on advances for both “food away from home” (+0.4%) and [...]
US The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in December after climbing 0.2% the prior month. The energy index sprang 4.0% month-on-month thanks in large part to an 8.4% jump in the gasoline segment. The cost of food, meanwhile, progressed 0.4% on advances for both “food away from home” (+0.4%) and “food at home” (+0.4%). The [...]
US The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in December after climbing 0.2% the prior month. This result was in line with consensus expectations.The energy index sprang 4.0% month-on-month thanks in large part to an 8.4% jump in the gasoline segment.The cost of food, meanwhile, progressed 0.4% on advances for both “food away from home” (+0.4%) [...]
US The December nonfarm payrolls fell 140K, a result much worse than the +50K print expected by consensus. The negative surprise was partially offset by a 135K upward revision to the prior month’s results. The private sector shed 95K jobs while employment in the public sector dropped 45K. Without wishing to minimize the losses suffered [...]
