News

Data suggests commodity prices have a relatively high positive correlation to the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index. Since 2000, commodities have seen both rallies and declines, as ...
Electricity costs rose 1.0% in June and 5.8% over the past year Nonalcoholic beverages jumped 1.4% in June, with coffee ...
Energy prices have dramatically declined over the past five years. As shown in Figure 2, energy price inflation was close to 20% between 2010 and 2012, and then fell to zero between 2012 and 2014.
The IMF study by Alvarez and Kroen finds that despite the unprecedented energy price shocks during 2021–2022, the inflation ...
But this time, the correlation isn't as straightforward. Brent crude fell to US$58.62 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) to US$55.38 in early April of 2025, marking a sharp decline of ...
INFL targets inflation beneficiaries in energy, materials, and financials, aiming for positive real returns in inflationary ...
Despite lower gas prices, the overall energy index is still up 19.8 percent over the 12 months through September. Natural gas rose by 2.9 percent in September and electricity rose by 0.4 percent.
Energy prices were flat in July, then posted declines of 0.8% and 1.9% in August and September, respectively, before flattening out in October. They rose by 0.2% in November before the larger 2.6% ...
Energy & Oil; Energy Prices May Keep Inflation High for Years Prices are also likely to become more volatile, which could make it even harder for central banks.
It may be considered a mild winter this year, but Americans sure aren't feeling it in their energy bills. The number of households receiving energy assistance this winter season rose an estimated ...
Food prices were also the main driver of inflation in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, where year-over-year price increases slowed to 7.8 percent, from 9.3 percent in February, as energy ...