CPI inflation report sparks data backlash
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-19 07:51

Goldilocks.  That’s probably the best way to describe it. Investors, including me, were fearing the worst: a Fed hamstrung by its dual employment and inflation mandate, unable to make the necessary changes to rates to keep the U.S. economy from stalling. The November CPI inflation data released today may change that in a big way. It removes much of the angst caused by this week’s unemployment report, which showed the U.S. unemployment rate increased to 4.6% in November, its highest level since 2021. Acco ...