like energy, and given that energy prices are driving the increase in inflation, i m afraid to say the worse off you are, the lower down the income scale you are, the higher your actual inflation rate is. so we talk about 5.4% but for a lot of lower income households, that living is rising a lot faster. but lower income households, that living is rising a lot faster. is rising a lot faster. but is inflation is rising a lot faster. but is inflation always is rising a lot faster. but is inflation always about i is rising a lot faster. but is i inflation always about them? economists like goldilocks inflation, not too hot, not to go. we don t like prices rising typically come up usually when it s uncertain how much prices have been rising for that that makes it really hard for firms and businesses to plan for the future. it actually falling prices, deflation are a problem for the economy as well. it sounds great for consumers because things get deeper but for firms, that means fillin
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1.7% on Wednesday after the U.S. Consumer Price Index rose 4.2% in the month of April, its largest increase since September 2008.
April’s inflation increase exceeded consensus economist estimates of 3.6%.
Fed Not Alarmed: Federal Reserve vice chairman Richard Clarida said investors should expect inflation numbers to temporarily rise further in coming months as the U.S. recovers from the pandemic. However, Clarida said inflation should moderate in the second half of 2021.
“These one-time increases in prices are likely to have only transitory effects on underlying inflation, and I expect inflation to return to or perhaps run somewhat above our 2% longer-run goal in 2022 and 2023,” Clarida said.