Core PCE Inflation Hits 3.1%, Worst in 2 Years, in Unique Twist Blows way past CPI Inflation. Driven by Core Services by Wolf Richter • Mar 13, 2026 • 29 Comments Energy spike is still to come. And today’s GDP inflation measure was revised up to 3.8%, worst since Q4 2022. The Fed needs to pay attention.
Energy Inflation for Americans by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2026 • 53 Comments Dropping gasoline prices since mid-2022 papered over big price increases in electricity and natural gas. But that’s now over.
CPI Inflation Rose on Food & Energy Prices, even before Gasoline Price Spike. YoY still Pushed Down by Bad-Joke OER by Wolf Richter • Mar 11, 2026 • 57 Comments The Bad Joke of Owners Equivalent of Rent (OER) explained.
Gasoline Prices Spike, Now up 25% since January, Diesel Prices 40%, Heating up Inflation by Wolf Richter • Mar 10, 2026 • 73 Comments California is back over $5. Prices in Texas jumped by 25% month to month, to over $3.23.
Companies Report Raging Inflation, Except in Wages & Rents by Wolf Richter • Mar 5, 2026 • 144 Comments Double-digit increases in employee health insurance costs hold down wage increases.
Services PPI Inflation Explodes. Goods PPI Jumps as Companies Shuffle Tariffs to Each Other. Food & Energy Plunge by Wolf Richter • Feb 27, 2026 • 104 Comments It will further fuel the acceleration of the Fed-favored PCE Price Index.
PCE Inflation (2.9%, 3.0%) and GDP Inflation (3.7%) Got Hotter, but CPI Inflation (2.4%) Cooled. Why? The Fed Needs to Pay Serious Attention by Wolf Richter • Feb 21, 2026 • 51 Comments The PCE price index gets pushed down far less by the doctored housing index than CPI does because housing weighs half as much in PCE.
Hot Inflation & Plunge in Federal Government Spending Slam Real GDP. But Trade Deficit Least Bad in 2 Years by Wolf Richter • Feb 20, 2026 • 28 Comments Domestic private demand, without government and trade, rose by 2.4% adjusted for inflation.
Services Inflation Spikes in January, but Bad-Joke OER CPI Pushes Down on Year-over-Year CPI. OER is Huge and Bad by Wolf Richter • Feb 13, 2026 • 112 Comments Gasoline & used-vehicle prices plunge, food inflation backs off for a moment, natural gas bills jump.
