Posted on 12/14/2023 2:33:03 AM PST by davikkm
When it comes to inflation, we know that the Bureau of Economic Analysis releases two inflation reports, the CPI (fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1cCII) and PCE (fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1cCIt), each month.
The two differ because they each measure a distinct basket of goods (you can read about the technicals of each here (www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-trends/2014/et-20140417-pce-and-cpi-inflation-difference)).
These further break down into core (which omits volatile energy and food pricing) and headline inflation, which includes it. So we have headline CPI, core CPI, headline PCE, and core PCE.
(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...
I was just looking at the futures. Looks like gold and silver are set to have a big day.
And then?
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