Does The CPI (Consumer Price Index) Report Affect The Stock Market | News or Noise

On Wednesday, August 10th, the government released its consumer price index, also known as CPI, which raises the question, does this affect the stock market and your portfolio?  CPI rose 8.5% in July 2021, which was below expectations, mostly on slumping energy prices. Click here to learn more.

 

Excluding food and energy prices, core CPI rose 5.9% annually and 0.3% monthly, compared with estimates of 6.1% and 0.5%.  The report was good news for workers, who saw a 0.5% monthly increase in real wages.

 

Does this news affect your investments?  Is it news that you can use to decide when and how to invest?   Is this topic Newsworthy and should you be paying attention?

 

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