Gold higher amid eased US yields and Middle East calm
Despite a recent rally, bullion struggles to breach the $2,000 mark as global efforts stabilise the Israel-Hamas conflict
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Despite a recent rally, bullion struggles to breach the $2,000 mark as global efforts stabilise the Israel-Hamas conflict
The CPI is a false signal. Adjusting it by comparison with other, superior measures, shows that it overstates inflation by 1-2%. We've already reached the Fed's 2% target
The latest figures show that inflation has been "tamed." In fact, they signal that deflation may be looming. Hard to tell – because the std economic models are broken.
The cost of goods and services rose a sharp 0.4% in August mostly because of higher gas prices. But inflation more broadly continued to slow.
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, gained 0.4% last month, the Commerce Department reported on Friday