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Consumer Prices Dive 1%, Biggest Drop in 61 Years

Oil's record decline leads to 1% overall drop

Nov 19, 08 9:07 AM CST
(AP) - Consumer prices in the United States plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline prices dropped by a record amount. The Labor Department said today that consumer prices fell by 1% last month, the biggest one-month decline on records that go back to February... More »

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'Consumers Have Thrown In the Towel': Report

Weary from a long fight, consumers are retrenching, cutting purchases across the board

Oct 31, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The punches are coming from all directions and consumers, beaten down and out of breath, are clearly ceding the fight through decreased spending, Bloomberg reports. The scorecard released today says it all: consumer purchases were down 0.3% in September, the biggest drop in 4 years, capping the weakest quarter... More »

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core inflation • unemployment • consumer spending • subprime crisis • fuel costs • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Dow Up 401 After Seesaw Day 

Investors see signs of gradually easing credit—and bargains, driving up market late

Oct 16, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rallied late in today’s volatile session, but stopped short of recovering yesterday’s sharp losses, rollercoastering through an 800-point range, MarketWatch reports. Crude oil futures fell $4.69, to about half of their record high in July, on a report that showed US inventories increasing. The Dow rose... More »

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Dow Jones • core inflation • Nasdaq • credit market • credit crisis • S&P 500 • oil prices • Libor • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Stocks Break 2-Day Slump 

Rising dollar, falling oil contribute as well

Aug 14, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks posted solid gains today for the first time in three days as financials rebounded, the dollar gained, and oil fell nearly $1, MarketWatch reports. The Dow rose 82.97 points to close at 11,615.89, the Nasdaq gained 25.05 to 2,453.67, and the S&P... More »

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Bank of America • Dow Jones • Wachovia • core inflation • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • auction-rate securities • financial stocks

(AP) - US consumer prices shot up 0.8% in July, twice the expected rate, pushed higher by surging energy and food costs, the AP reports. The spike left inflation running at 5.6%, the fastest pace in 17 years, the Labor Department reported today. It marked the third straight month of... More »

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Bank of England Pressed to Rein in Inflation

Food, energy prices soar, push inflation to highest rate in 16 years

Aug 13, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Great Britain’s inflation rate—driven by energy and food prices rising at the fastest pace in more than 20 years—is on track to hit 5% by autumn, reports the Guardian. The cost of living jumped 0.6% to a 16-year high of 4.4% last month, the largest... More »

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Economy

 Consumer Prices
 Surge Most Since '91 

Consumer prices up 1.1%; wholesale up 1.8%.

Jul 16, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer prices rose a staggering 1.1% in June, Bloomberg reports. The figure far surpassed analyst estimates, and brings the year-over-year figure to 5%–the biggest surge since 1991. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose a more-than-expected 0.3%. “Inflation has galloped,” one economist said. “... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • economic indicators • core inflation • consumer prices • federal funds rate

MARKETS

 Stocks Rally on Dollar's Strength 

Drop in oil, strong greenback pushes Dow to weekly gains

Jun 13, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets rallied today, pushing the Dow into positive territory for the week, off a strong dollar and a drop in oil prices. The Dow gained 165.77 to close at 12,307.35, a weekly gain of 0.8%. The Nasdaq climbed 50.15 to 2,454.50 but... More »

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Dow Jones • Consumer Price Index • core inflation • Nasdaq • oil price • US dollar • S&P 500

Dow Hikes Prices 20% on Chemicals in Many Products

Chemical company rips feds for energy policy it blames for higher costs

May 29, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Skyrocketing energy costs prompted Dow Chemical to bump prices up to 20% yesterday on compounds that are the building blocks for thousands of consumer products, fanning inflation fears. Dow, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, ripped Washington for an energy policy it says has raised its energy costs... More »

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Consumer Price Index • energy prices • core inflation • DuPont • Dow Chemical Co.

 Housing Starts Down;
 Producer Prices Up 

Housing will hurt '08 growth

Mar 18, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Housing starts fell yet again in February, and building permits hit a 16-year low, Bloomberg reports. The annual housing start rate fell to 1.065 million homes, a 0.6% drop from January, while permits sank 7.8%, indicating still bigger declines to come. “We don’t see it... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • housing market • construction • core inflation • housing starts • building permit

 Consumer Prices Flat in Feb. 

Lack of increase means Fed has an open door to a big rate cute next week

Mar 14, 08 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer prices were flat for February, pleasantly surprising economists who expected a 0.2% increase, reports the Wall Street Journal. This morning’s consumer price index eases concerns that inflation is accelerating as the economy slows, and it gives the Federal Reserve more reason to float a large interest rate... More »

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inflation • Consumer Price Index • core inflation • US economy • gas prices • consumer prices • food prices • oil price • economy • energy costs

Wholesale Inflation Surges

Producer prices lap analyst estimates

Feb 26, 08 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Wholesale prices rose more than twice as fast as analysts predicted in January, in the latest sign that inflation is outstripping growth, Bloomberg reports. After a 0.3% drop in December, finished good prices rose 1% last month, with the core indicator up 0.4%, its biggest gain in almost... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • core inflation • recession • consumer prices • stagflation

Inflation Spikes, Cut in Jeopardy

Fed may have hands tied, as CPI soars past expectations

Feb 20, 08 9:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Core inflation bounded ahead of expectations in January, which is bad news for anyone betting on a big rate cut from the Fed–and for the Fed itself. The consumer price index rose 0.4%, with core CPI rising 0.3%, putting the year-over-year figures at 4.3% and 2.... More »

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Consumer Prices Jump Most in 2 Years

CPI surge on rising energy costs sparks inflation worries

Dec 14, 07 9:36 AM CST
(Newser) - November’s consumer price index spiked 0.8%—the biggest rise since September 2005—as soaring energy costs pushed up prices on an array of  goods and services. The increase, higher than the 0.6% anticipated, reignites inflation worries, causing experts to predict that further Fed rate cuts are unlikely,... More »

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inflation • Consumer Price Index • energy prices • core inflation • gas prices • oil price

Inflation Still in Check as Housing Offsets Energy

Housing slump offsets energy rise to keep CPI down

Nov 15, 07 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Consumer prices saw only modest gains last month, welcome news for inflation watchers with an eye on rising oil prices and a dropping dollar. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3%, in lockstep with analysts' estimates. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2%. Year-over-year, the increases were... More »

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Bernanke Ups Fed Transparency

Extra reports to give investors clearer picture

Nov 14, 07 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The Federal Reserve will issue more detailed reports  twice as often, Ben Bernanke announced today. Starting next Tuesday, the Fed will release projections for inflation, GDP, and unemployment four times a year, accompanied by a “narrative” telling investors what the Fed is thinking. Bernanke also said he’d be... More »

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What Inflation? Consumer Prices Fall 0.1%

Fed's rate cut looks good as housing, gas prices hit books

Sep 19, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ben Bernanke is likely patting himself on the back right now, Bloomberg reports. US consumer prices fell 0.1% in August, the first decline this year, making Federal Reserve chairman’s rate cut look good, with inflation potentially under control. “Core inflation has now been falling for nearly a... More »

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inflation • housing market • Federal Reserve • core inflation • markets • gas prices • consumer prices

5 Reasons to Think Bearish

Despite record growth, Wall Street has plenty of cause for concern, Business Week says

Jul 22, 07 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street is giddy with low unemployment, optimistic earnings predictions, and a resilient economy, but BusinessWeek lists five things for investors to worry about.
  1. Volatility in earnings, especially tech companies
  2. Consumer spending, as gas prices take their toll
  3. Inflation, which could prompt the fed to raise interest rates
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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Wall Street • Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • earnings reports • core inflation • corporate earnings • consumer spending

Stock Sell-Off Rings Out
2nd Quarter

Markets dip, inflation cools, oil prices soar as Fed plays wait-and-see

Jun 29, 07 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks slipped slightly today as the tumultuous second quarter ended in a cloud of uncertainty and contradictory economic reports. The Dow fell 13.66 to close at 13,408.62, up over 1,000 points since April, after an early surge in response to optimistic inflation and construction-spending reports. But... More »

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CPI Registers Spring Spike

Energy, food drive big May bump in consumer spending as core inflation stays cool

Jun 15, 07 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The consumer price index jumped 0.7% in May, riding high energy prices to its second-biggest spike in 16 years. But the volatile food and energy sectors appeared not to disrupt the rest of the economy, MarketWatch reports. The core CPI, which excludes food and gas prices, rose only 0.... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Wall Street • Federal Reserve • Consumer Price Index • core inflation • finance • interest • US economy

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