inflation

Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Lifts Curfew after increased protests that have turned deadly. The death tolls were approaching near 20 people. Protests have increased due to food inflation and cost of living increases. Bloomberg has reported this story here.

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Miami, Florida - Inflation hit home prices in Florida the hardest according to a new S & P Dow Jones Indices report today. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, which includes all nine U.S. census divisions, showed a 20.4 percent annual gain in April, down from 20.6 percent the month before. The annual increase…

United States Of America - Lumber prices could escalate easily to $2400 per MBF this spring and late summer similarly mirroring last year. Builders, Developers, Program Managers and Project Managers should weigh risks now and prepare for the possibility. Currently risks seem to be leaning more towards increased demand, labor shortages, natural and…

United States Of America - Copper futures fell to $4.2 per pound, the lowest level in nearly ten weeks, as inventories increased and investors reduced risk exposure in anticipation of the US Fed announcing a faster end to its bond-buying program. On-warrant LME inventories in certified warehouses increased to 82,850 tons, the highest level in…

Washington, D.C. - The Final Demand Construction Index advanced 6.6%. Producer prices for final demand in the United States increased 0.8 percent from a month earlier in November 2021, the most since July and higher than market expectations of 0.5 percent, raising concerns about inflationary pressures in the world's largest economy. Over 60% of…

New York, New York - Wholesale prices rose sharply in November, indicating that inflation in the United States will likely remain high well into 2022. The producer price index increased by 0.8 percent last month, according to the government, easily exceeding Wall Street expectations. The Wall Street Journal polled economists, who predicted a…

New York, New York - Consumer inflation forecasts in the United States increased to a new record high of 6% in November 2021, up from 5.7 percent in October. Expectations for household spending growth increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.7 percent, a new series high, with the highest increase indicated for respondents with yearly household…

United States Of America- Foreclosures begin to mount as moratoriums end and the S&P 500 has risen last week as the third-quarter earnings season began with good results from big bank firms. Brent crude oil prices reached an all-time high of $85 per barrel on Friday, the highest since October 2018. Oil, natural gas, and coal prices have…

Bylt: News Alert Briefing Washington D.C. - Annual inflation in the United States fell to 5.3 percent in August, matching market expectations, from a 13-year high of 5.4 percent reported in June and July. The cost of used vehicles and trucks (31.9 percent vs. 41.7 percent in July) and transportation services (4.6 percent vs. 6.4 percent )…

Bylt: News Alert Briefing Washington D.C. - Monthly inflation in the United States fell to 0.3 percent in August 2021, down from 0.5 percent in July, the lowest level in seven months and above predictions of 0.4 percent. Airline fares, used automobiles and trucks, and motor vehicle insurance all decreased in price during the month, while…

Bylt: News Alert Briefing Washington D.C. - In August 2021, the CPI for all items excluding food and energy increased by 0.1 percent from a month earlier, the weakest increase since February and below market estimates of a 0.3 percent increase.Along with the indexes for home operations and shelter, August saw increases in the indexes for new…

Bylt: News Alert Briefing Washington D.C. - In August 2021, the CPI for all items excluding food and energy increased 4.0 percent from a year earlier, the weakest increase since May and below market expectations of a 4.2 percent gain.

Bylt: News Alert Briefing Washington D.C. - Consumers' year-ahead inflation expectations increased for the tenth consecutive month to 5.2 percent in August 2021, a new series high, driven by food (+0.8 percentage point to 7.9 percent ), rent (+0.2 percentage point to 10% ), medical care (+0.2 percentage point to 9.7 percent ), and gas (+1.1…

On Thursday, August 12, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics published its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) reports for July 2021. The high inflation currently experienced in the US is not evenly distributed among all products and services. The latest price increases can be attributed in great part to the energy industry,…