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Chart Story. Prices are Falling-So Why are Interest Rates Rising?

Last week we had reports on both producer prices (PPI) and consumer prices (CPI) for April. The headlines were about flat and falling prices. So why are interest rates going up? April PPI showed finished goods up 0.3%, 0.1% ex … Continue reading

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