Food Inflation in America by Product: It Boils down to a Sharp Acceleration on Top of Already Very High Prices by Wolf Richter • May 18, 2026 • 101 Comments Ground beef, steak, chicken, fruit & veggies, coffee, dairy, eggs, other foods, and total.
Producer Price Inflation Explodes as the Services PPI Blows Out on Top of the Energy Price Spike by Wolf Richter • May 13, 2026 • 121 Comments This is a massive amount of inflation that companies are passing on to each other through much of the economy.
CPI Inflation Blows Past Fed Rates as Core Services, Gasoline, Electricity, and Food Spike. Fed’s “Real” Rates Are now Negative by Wolf Richter • May 12, 2026 • 115 Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics finally corrected part of the CPI distortions in September, October, and November.
Prices of Used EVs Spike, from already Lofty Levels, as Gasoline Prices Spike. But Electricity Prices also Soared by Wolf Richter • May 7, 2026 • 33 Comments High gasoline prices tilt operating costs in favor of EVs. But soaring electricity prices eat into that math.
The US Government sold $723 billion of Treasury Securities this Week. Inflation Jumped and Met T-bill Yields by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2026 • 62 Comments 30-year Treasury yield looks like it’s setting up to break out past 5%. A rate cut while inflation is heating up could do it.
Gap between Single-Family Rents & Multifamily Rents Widens to Record as Multifamily under Pressure by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2026 • 70 Comments The big divergence of asking rents in 14 big metropolitan areas by single-family rentals and multifamily units.
Inflation in the Entire US economy Is Rocking and Rolling, and It’s Not Just Energy by Wolf Richter • Apr 30, 2026 • 140 Comments The 6-month core services PCE inflation index, accelerating since August, hit 3.7% annualized. Chip prices and software wreak havoc amid consumer electronics.
Car & Truck Inflation in America: Cost of Vehicle Ownership Soared by 36% since 2020 by Wolf Richter • Apr 14, 2026 • 113 Comments Prices of new & used vehicles, insurance, gasoline, maintenance & repairs, parts & accessories, and fees.
PPI Jumps by over 6% Month-to-Month Annualized for 3rd Month in a Row. Energy Price Spike just Latest Wrinkle by Wolf Richter • Apr 14, 2026 • 25 Comments The hit from energy in March was softened as food and services briefly backed off. In prior months, services were the driver.
US Government Sold $620 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 10-Year Yield Ends at 4.31%, 30-Year Yield at 4.91% by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2026 • 120 Comments Those yields look too low for what’s coming at the bond market: The next wave of Inflation and a Fed that’s comfortable with 3%+ core PCE inflation.
