Author: Kevin Roth

Kevin A. Roth, PhD published a weekly economic newsletter for a Washington, DC association for 8.5 years. Then it stopped. This blog builds on the tradition of that newsletter by giving readers a brief, easy-to-read summary of what happened in the U.S. economy over the past week. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of Kevin’s current employer. No endorsements are implied. Any data presented are owned by their respective creators.

Inflation Remains: September 12 – 16

Inflation remained hot late in the summer. Here are the five things we learned from U.S. economic data released during the week ending September 16.  Consumer prices—except for gasoline—rose in August. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inched up a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent. This was this second straight month of relatively little growth in the headline Bureau... Continue Reading →

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