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🚀 Annex Wealth Management Economist Discusses Impact of Rising Gasoline Prices on CPI Annex Wealth Management's Chief Economist, Brian Jacobsen, commented on April 10 that while he anticipated a rise in overall CPI due to increasing gasoline prices, the actual data was surprising. According to Jin10, Jacobsen noted that there is currently no evidence of high energy prices affecting core inflation. He explained that this process might take time to manifest, as businesses are likely to absorb most of the initial impact. In a way, consumers cutting back on other discretionary spending could potentially lower core inflation rather than increase it. #AnnexWealthManagement#Economist#GasolinePrices#CPI#CoreInflation#EnergyPrices#InflationImpact#DiscretionarySpending

🚀 Eurozone's Oil Price Sensitivity Exceeds That of the U.S., Bank of America Reports The Eurozone exhibits a significantly higher sensitivity to oil price fluctuations compared to the United States, according to a report by Bank of America. The study reveals that a 10% increase in oil prices results in an inflation impact of approximately 40 basis points and a growth impact exceeding 10 basis points in the Eurozone. These effects are roughly double those observed in the U.S. According to Jin10, the report attributes this heightened sensitivity to the larger share of energy in the European consumer basket and the region's status as a net importer of oil. #Eurozone#OilPriceSensitivity#US#BankOfAmerica#InflationImpact#OilPriceFluctuations#EnergyImport#ConsumerBasket#EconomicGrowth