CPI

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China’s consumer-price index rose 1.2% on year in May, unchanged from April, while core CPI grew 1.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 1.1% from a year earlier in May, compared with April’s 1.2% growth, the statistics bureau said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A major auction of $39 billion in 10-year notes slated for Wednesday, just after the May CPI data, will test that thesis.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The core CPI is less worrisome, but it’s also climbing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

That the US has been using only the CPI would counter that argument.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas