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CPI

NOUN
consumer price index
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NOUN
cost-of-living index
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A hotter-than-expected CPI print for May could bolster the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Chair next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On a monthly basis, headline CPI fell 0.1% in May, decelerating from a 0.3% rise in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A major auction of $39 billion in 10-year notes slated for Wednesday, just after the May CPI data, will test that thesis.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The key to how the Fed thinks about the CPI report will depend on the details.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

What�s more, the overall CPI has risen 40% faster than the cost of groceries since 1965.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas




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