More Evidence of Inflation Spiraling Out of Control: Core Without Shelter at 0.8 Percent

The betting still seems to be that the Fed will raise rates in June, but it doesn't seem like the inflation data could be the reason. The numbers were again quite tame in April, with the overall CPI increasing by 0.2 percent in the month and the core by 0.1 percent. The year over year increase in the overall CPI is 2.2 percent, and 1.9 percent in the core. This puts inflation well below the 2.0 percent average rate (for the PCE deflator) being targeted by the Fed.

However, the weakness of inf...