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April Personal Income +0.5%, Disposable Income +1.1%

Posted on June 1, 2009 by John Rutledge

The Dept.of Commerce released the April Personal Income and Outlays report today. Could have been worse. Personal income was $12,091 billion, an increase of $58.2 billion, or +0.5% over March. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $121.8 billion, or +1.1% in April. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 18, 2009 by John Rutledge

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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