Persistent

Persistent

  This week’s featured chart shows the year-over-year change in the U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (excluding food and energy). This is a popular measure of core inflation in the economy that the Federal Reserve follows closely. The problem,...
The Highs and the Lows

The Highs and the Lows

  This week’s featured indicator focuses on breadth, or participation, in global financial markets. On the top half of the graph, we have the MSCI All-Country World Index, a benchmark index for the global stock market performance. On the bottom half of the graph,...