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The Consumer Price Index tracks the prices of a basket of goods and services, such as food, rent and transport. It helps show how quickly the cost of living is changing.
Faster price rises reduce what your income buys unless your pay keeps up. Rates staying high can also keep new loans and variable-rate debt expensive.
Read the full CPI explanation →These existing KAPORAL educational explanations are separate from daily reporting. They describe possible effects, rather than claiming to predict the next price.
The Consumer Price Index tracks the prices of a basket of goods and services, such as food, rent and transport. It helps show how quickly the cost of living is changing.
Read explanation →The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index tracks prices across consumer spending, including some spending made on people’s behalf, such as employer-paid healthcare. The Fed uses PCE inflation for its 2% goal.
Read explanation →The Federal Open Market Committee is the group that sets U.S. monetary policy. FOMC is a meeting and a decision, not an inflation number. Its comments about future rates also matter.
Read explanation →The U.S. jobs report shows hiring, unemployment and wages. More jobs is generally a sign of strength. A higher unemployment rate is usually a sign of weakness, so “higher” does not mean the same thing for every number.
Read explanation →The Producer Price Index tracks selling prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services. It can offer an early clue about price pressure before it reaches households.
Read explanation →Gross Domestic Product measures goods and services produced in an economy. Real GDP growth removes the effect of price rises, helping show whether actual output is growing or shrinking.
Read explanation →A bond yield is the return a bond offers at its current price. For gold, the return left after expected inflation matters especially: earning 4% when prices are expected to rise 3% leaves roughly 1%.
Read explanation →A stronger dollar buys more foreign currency. Gold and many commodities are priced in dollars, so exchange-rate moves can change their cost for buyers in other countries.
Read explanation →Oil is used to make petrol, diesel and other products. Its price reflects demand, available supply and the risk that production or shipping will be disrupted.
Read explanation →Wars, sanctions, trade disputes and disruption to shipping can affect supplies, confidence and the cost of doing business, even far from the event.
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