Inflationexplainer
Why TIPS can lose value even when inflation rises
TIPS principal adjusts with inflation, but market prices also respond to real yields. Understand the difference between holding to maturity and selling early.
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Inflation
Changing prices and what inflation measures mean for households and markets. The coverage separates monthly and annual changes, headline and core measures, and the official indexes that can move differently from a household’s own expenses.
Inflationexplainer
How August CPI shelter could rise faster than tenant rent
The difference starts with what shelter includes and how its components count. Understanding rents facing movers also requires looking at leases, observation timing and revisions.
Jobsexplainer
Why consumer expectations can move in different directions
The questions behind labor and inflation figures explain how apparently conflicting expectations can coexist—and what the averages leave unknown.
Inflationexplainer
Why stronger private demand coexisted with GDP growth reported at 1.5%
Different coverage explains why the measures can diverge; rounding explains the unchanged GDP display.
Inflationexplainer
Does falling household debt mean families are financially healthier?
A mortgage-reporting gap complicates the Q2 decline. Repayment measures offer a different, still qualified view of household finances.
Inflationexplainer
Why the Beige Book’s uneven expansion cannot settle the recession question
Modest activity growth and very slight employment growth require a closer look at regional conditions—and how the evidence is gathered.
Inflationbrief
August inflation accelerated monthly as annual core inflation slowed
Core excludes food and energy, but prominent inflation-linked benefits and TIPS use all-items measures.
