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    CPI Report Shows Predicted Inflation At Fed's Target Range With Varying Underlying Sectors

    By CDM Staff
    April 10, 2019
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    CPI Report Shows Predicted Inflation At Fed's Target Range With Varying Underlying Sectors
    This cartoon ran in the Dallas Morning News, May 24, 1945, Section 2, Page 2

    This morning's Consumer Price Index (CPI) was reported at 1.9% YoY for March vs 1.8% consensus estimate.

    Excluding food and energy CPI was reported YoY for March at 2.0% vs 2.1% estimate.

    Month over month CPI was reported at 0.4% vs 0.3% consensus estimate, and 0.1 vs 0.2% MoM ex food and energy.

    The underlying numbers showed wages slowing but housing costs rose dramatically.

    Factory Orders Beat Slightly
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