If CPI Continues To Rise, Will Fed Raise Interest Again?
@JC888:
The weekend is upon us. It is time to kick off the shoes and relax a bit, even for a fleeting moment. Still doing my readings on varied topics / subjects to keep engaged. Also, letting my imaginations run amok as I hypothesize about the “what-ifs”. In another Multi-verse, it might just be the “truth”. What am I getting up to? US July Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released on Thu, 10 Jul 2023. It came in at 3.2%; 1% off the mark from wall street 3.3% forecast. Comparatively speaking, its +0.2% higher than June 3.0% CPI though. Backdrop Against The 3.2% July CPI: The Kingdom and Russia have “volunteered” to reduce output capacity by 1 Million barrels per day since July 2023. This has “effectively” drove up oil prices. On 03 Aug 2023, Saudi Arabia announced that the additional 1 Million b/d