Inflation Cooled to 3.4%. The Household Squeeze Did Not Disappear.
July inflation cooled to 3.4%, but real hourly earnings slipped. Here is what the category-level data means for household budgets, businesses and the Federal Reserve.
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Tomorrow’s CPI Will Test Whether Inflation Relief Is Real
Inflation & Household Finance The next Consumer Price Index arrives Wednesday, August 12, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. It will land…