Mike (Mish) Shedlock | Mar 13, 2017 01:00AM ET
Pass through price pressures due to rising oil are rapidly abating. A trio of charts on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis provide a good picture.
Crude Daily Chart
Crude Weekly Chart
Crude Monthly Chart
Inflation Hawks Worried
Crude closed at $39.44 for the week ending March 12, 2016.
Even with the steep decline in recent days, using a price of $48.00 as a reference, crude is up 21.7% from a year ago.
This is the “welcome” price inflation that ECB president Mario Draghi sees when he brags about defeating deflation.
In the U.S., inflation hawks are worried.
Crude Percent Change From Year Ago
Crude prices are up 75.96% from a year ago, but that may dip to the negative column by September.
CPI All Items
Assuming the prices of crude will stay near $48.00:
If the Fed continues to hike, my expectation is oil prices decline.
What If Discussion
Those “what if” estimates do not factor in Trump’s economic policy, Border Adjustment Taxes), or tariffs.
Finally, the CPI does not properly factor in health care costs or housing.
In general, my view is that if actual home prices decline, the CPI will be overstated; and if home prices continue to rise, the CPI will be understated.
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