By Jim Cline
A just released paper from the Federal Reserve Bank points to a possible upward drift in the inflation rate.
July 18, 2014 by
Fed Research Paper Suggests Possible Rise in Inflation
May 22, 2014 by
National Inflation Jumps, Seattle Inflation Jumps Even Higher
By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer
Last week’s BLS Report revealed a significant jump in the inflation rate. The April All Cities index was 2.0%, up from 1.0% in February. The Seattle index jumped from 1.3%, to 2.6% during the same two-month period. The numbers show CPI edging up over the past year:
December 9, 2013 by
More Positive Outlook for Contract Negotiations as Economy Appears to Gather Some Momentum Going into 2014
By Jim Cline
Most of our recent blogs on economic developments have emphasized the modest nature of recent economic improvement, but a series of reports over the past few weeks have signaled that the economy may, at last, be gathering a bit of momentum as it heads into 2014. While the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate seemed to place a chill on the economy this fall, these new economic releases have often exceeded economists’ expectations and point to a possible improved economy in the year ahead. [Read more…]
