US inflation eases, Euribor rises
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August U.S. inflation was lower than expected, lifting Wall Street, while accelerating eurozone prices and a September Euribor rise increased pressure on borrowers and central bankers.
#Inflation Update: Comparing monthly U.S. inflation data against a long-term 2% price level trend #PriceLevelTargeting #econsky
September 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
#Inflation Update: Comparing monthly U.S. inflation data against a long-term 2% price level trend #PriceLevelTargeting #econsky
... 0.3% in August, putting annual rates at 3.7% and 3.3%, respectively (both unchanged from July).
Also watching income and spending data this morning ahead of Friday’s jobs report.
#economy #markets #inflation #federalreserve
Also watching income and spending data this morning ahead of Friday’s jobs report.
#economy #markets #inflation #federalreserve
September 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
... 0.3% in August, putting annual rates at 3.7% and 3.3%, respectively (both unchanged from July).
Also watching income and spending data this morning ahead of Friday’s jobs report.
#economy #markets #inflation #federalreserve
Also watching income and spending data this morning ahead of Friday’s jobs report.
#economy #markets #inflation #federalreserve
Monetary policy tightening effectively depresses individual transaction values even as overall transaction frequencies increase. doi.org/10.1002/rfe.70029
September 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Monetary policy tightening effectively depresses individual transaction values even as overall transaction frequencies increase. doi.org/10.1002/rfe.70029
by Greg Linden
4% inflation is unacceptable. It will require raising rates to address it, and so will crash the economy due to higher costs and higher costs for debt. Not great, Trump.
METLIFE: “.. . Our CPI forecast is further revised up by 60 basis points to 4.0%, as the conflict in Iran continues, and oil
prices, shipping and transportation costs are hit.”
prices, shipping and transportation costs are hit.”
September 29, 2026 at 5:48 PM
4% inflation is unacceptable. It will require raising rates to address it, and so will crash the economy due to higher costs and higher costs for debt. Not great, Trump.