The US Consumer Price Index rose by 3.4% in the year through December 2023, somewhat higher than the consensus forecast, mainly due to a big jump in the reported cost of shelter, which rose 6.2% year-on-year. The shelter number is bogus; rents on new apartments reported by Zillow and Apartmentlist.com have fallen during the past […]
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