US inflation in retreat as housing policy is exposed as a failure

Created
Mon, 14/08/2023 - 17:54
Updated
Mon, 14/08/2023 - 17:54
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest US inflation data last week (August 10, 2023) – Consumer Price Index Summary – which showed that overall monthly inflation to be 0.2 per cent and mostly driven by housing. And, once we understand how the housing component is calculated then there is every reason to…