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This reads like a trader-focused inflation decomposition: the headline cooled, but the composition says the Fed’s problem did not go away.
Energy Did the Work — But Core Held, and That's the Warning
June 2026 headline PPI fell −0.28% MoM — the first monthly decline in recent months. But energy prices dropped −6.4% and generated 105% of that decline. Strip out energy and foods, and the producer...[Read More]
Published At: Jul 15, 2026
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CPI June 2026: Energy Crashed the Headline. The Core Held Flat.
June 2026 headline CPI fell -0.4% MoM — the largest monthly drop since April 2020 — but energy subtracted -0.43pp and everything else in the basket...[Read More]
Published At: Jul 14, 2026
Initial jobless claims chart week ending July 4, 2026: 215,000 headline masks continued claims rise to 1,814,000 as labor freeze holds
Initial Jobless Claims — Week Ending July 4, 2026: The Freeze Holds, but the Cracks Are Spreading
Initial jobless claims came in at 215,000 for the week ending July 4, down 2,000 week-over-week, with the 4-week average dropping to 218,750. But c...[Read More]
Published At: Jul 09, 2026
JOLTS May 2026 data visualization: 7.6 million job openings with stagnant 1.9% quits rate signaling a frozen labor market
JOLTS May 2026: 7.6 Million Openings, Zero Movement — The Labor Market Is Stuck, Not Strong
May 2026 JOLTS printed 7.594 million job openings — essentially unchanged from April’s 7.585 million. The headline holds. The internals don’t. The ...[Read More]
Published At: Jul 07, 2026
US jobless claims chart — 215,000 initial claims for week ending June 20, 2026 with continued claims rising to 1.82M
Initial Jobless Claims — Week of June 20, 2026: 215,000 Is the Headline. The Rising Continued Claims Are the Tell.
Initial claims dropped 12,000 to 215,000 for the week ending June 20, but continued claims climbed to 1,821,000 — the highest reading since spring ...[Read More]
Published At: Jun 25, 2026
Jobless claims chart for week ending June 13, 2026: 226K initial claims with continued claims rising to 1.81M
Initial Jobless Claims — Week Ending June 13, 2026: The Number Looks Fine. Continued Claims Don't.
Initial claims printed 226,000 for the week ending June 13 — a clean headline. Continued claims told a different story, jumping 24,000 to 1,810,000...[Read More]
Published At: Jun 18, 2026
May 2026 Producer Price Index chart — headline PPI up 6.4% YoY with core goods driving the increase to a four-year high
PPI May 2026: Energy Lit the Fuse, But Core Goods Pulled the Trigger
May 2026 Producer Price Index rose +1.06% MoM and +6.42% YoY, the largest 12-month gain since November 2022. Core PPI — less foods, energy, and tra...[Read More]
Published At: Jun 11, 2026
Initial jobless claims chart for the week of June 6, 2026 — 229K headline with the 4-week moving average and continued claims turning higher
Initial Jobless Claims — Week of June 6, 2026: 229K Is Calm. The Reabsorption Slowdown Is Not.
Initial jobless claims rose to 229,000 for the week ending June 6, but the headline misses the real movement: the 4-week moving average surged 4,25...[Read More]
Published At: Jun 11, 2026
May 2026 CPI breakdown chart — 4.2% headline driven by energy while core inflation cools to 0.2%
May 2026 CPI: The 4.2% Headline Is Energy. The Core Is Cooling.
May 2026 CPI rose 0.5% MoM and 4.2% YoY — the highest annual rate since 2023. But the headline is an energy story: energy supplied over 60% of the ...[Read More]
Published At: Jun 10, 2026
May 2026 US nonfarm payrolls chart showing +172K gain and cycle-high long-term unemployment
May Payrolls Rose 172,000 — but the Labor Market Underneath Is Freezing in Place
May payrolls rose +172,000, more than double the +80,000 consensus, with +93,000 in upward revisions. But leisure & hospitality and local gover...[Read More]
Published At: Jun 05, 2026
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