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    Hot or Not? - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The cheery headline CPI number for May was deceiving. More reliable, recent core components of the same report show persistent inflation well above the Fed’s tolerance levels.

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    A Sticky Wicket- Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The cheery headline CPI number for May was deceiving. More reliable, recent core components of the same report show persistent inflation well above the Fed’s tolerance levels.

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    Working the Core - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The cheery headline CPI number for May was deceiving. More reliable, recent core components of the same report show persistent inflation well above the Fed’s tolerance levels.

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    Don’t Panic - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Real personal consumption expenditures in April showed their strongest monthly increase since January. U.S. consumers’ enduring dedication to spending has been most pronounced (and least explicable) in the case of durable goods.

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    Odd Jobs - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Real personal consumption expenditures in April showed their strongest monthly increase since January. U.S. consumers’ enduring dedication to spending has been most pronounced (and least explicable) in the case of durable goods.

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    The Mighty U.S. Consumer - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Real personal consumption expenditures in April showed their strongest monthly increase since January. U.S. consumers’ enduring dedication to spending has been most pronounced (and least explicable) in the case of durable goods.

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    Ties Without Binds – Supply Chain Agreements

    The initial IPEF supply chain agreement is long on promises and short on binding commitments.

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    Core Inflation - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Though U.S. GDP slowed for the second consecutive quarter in Q1, less volatile measures of economic strength perked up in a way they had not for over a year. This shows resurgent consumer strength.

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