Today’s Trio of Economic Reports
January 14, 2011 at 10:29 AM EST
Three major economic reports were released this morning: 1) Headline consumer inflation jumped sharply higher last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. On closer inspection, however, it’s all about energy. The so-called core reading of inflation (excluding the volatile energy and food sectors) still looks tame. 2) Retail sales in December continued forging higher, [...]