Inflation takes center stage this week, with Friday’s consumer price report expected to show prices rising 0.4% in August as oil prices climb again following two months of relief. The annual inflation rate is expected to hold at 3.4%, but ...
The week kicks off Tuesday with consumer confidence, which is expected to edge slightly higher. On Wednesday, we’ll get the second estimate of second-quarter economic growth after the initial report showed the economy expanding at a 1.5% annualized pace. Inflation ...
With such a late jobs week, inflation week is following right behind. Consumer prices are expected to have been unchanged in July, up from the 0.4% decline in June but still on pace for the second-best monthly inflation reading since ...
With the first day of the month falling on a Saturday, this will be a later-than-usual jobs week. Economists expect the labor market to continue cooling, with the U.S. economy forecast to have added just 85,000 jobs in July. The ...