Jobless Claims, Consumer Price Index
Consumer price index remains elevated, and so do jobless claims/continuing claims. Futures turned down on the news. Oil is currently around $116.30.
JUL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX M/M: 0.8% V 0.4%E; CPI EX FOOD_ENERGY M/M: 0.3% V 0.2%E; CPI NSA: 219.96 V 219.075
- CPI y/y: 5.6% v 5.1%e
- Core CPI Y/Y: 2.5% v 2.4%eINITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS: 450K V 435KE; CONTINUING CLAIMS: 3.417M V 3.310ME
- Prior Initial Claims revised from 455K to 460K
- Prior Continuing Claims revised from 3.311M to 3.303M
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MORE MONEY MORE PROBLEMS
(THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 2/21/10)
Consumer prices rise modestly
(The Mess That Greenspan Made, 2/19/10)
Jobless claims down, but still high
(The Mess That Greenspan Made, 3/4/10)
