Inflation 1.63% in June

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Annual Inflation Rate data for the year ending in June on July 14^th 2017.

• Annual inflation was 1.63% in June – down from 1.87% in May,
  2.20% in April,  2.38% in March, 2.74% in February, and  2.50% in January.
• June CPI-U 244.955– May CPI-U 244.733
• Monthly Inflation for June 0.09%, May 0.09%, April was 0.30%, March was 0.08%, February was 0.31% and 0.58% in January.
• Next release August 11th

Annual Inflation Chart

Annual inflation for the 12 months ending in June 2017 was 1.63% down from 1.87% in May,  2.20% in April, 2.38% in March, 2.74% in February and 2.50% in January. The annual cyclical low was 0.84% in July 2016. The longer term cyclical low of -0.20% was in April of 2015.

We have to remember that typically the months of January through May are highly inflationary, June through September are moderately inflationary and October through December produce the lowest increase in prices and are often even deflationary. However, this year the high inflation months have not produced as much annual inflation as usual and if we only look at the last few months, it looks like inflation is falling. See Annual Inflation Chart for more info.

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Moore Inflation Predictor

 Last month we said that “the MIP is projecting that June will be another down month”. So we hit the nail on the head again.

This month, the MIP is projecting an upturn for a couple of months and then we may see another slight downturn.

See Moore Inflation Forecast for more info.

NYSE Rate of Change (ROC)^©

The NYSE Rate of Change (ROC) chart is helpful in getting the “big picture” of the stock market very quickly. The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is very applicable to this chart. Once you understand how to read the ROC chart you can easily spot the direction of the market which makes it easy for you to know whether you want to be invested in the market or not.

See what the NYSE Rate of Change is saying now.

NASDAQ Rate of Change (ROC)^©

In April the NASDAQ index fell –0.88% since then the NASDAQ has rallied with a vengeance. It gained 5.36% in May,  1.71% in June and another 0.87% in July Annual returns in June were 28.65% but it has fallen to 24.75% in July.

I’ve been saying for a while, “As we’ve seen before a spike from below zero can peak quickly and then generate a “sell signal” but it can stay in “whipsaw territory” for a while and this period can still generate healthy returns for quite some time.” At this point the index is still well above the moving average. If it crosses below we will have a technical Sell signal … See NASDAQ ROC for more.

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