Inflation’s First Official Debut

About this episode

Kevin Flanagan discusses the implications of the March CPI surge and its impact on the Fed's rate cut decisions.

March CPI surged +0.9%, its largest monthly jump since 2022, driven by the sharpest gasoline price increase since 1967. This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan explains why the Fed may look through this energy-driven spike, even as inflation risks complicate the path for rate cuts. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent. Learn more: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/multimedia/basis-points-podcasts#Listen%20now Please see the WisdomTree Glossary for additional definitions of terms and/or indexes: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/glossary

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Flanagan

Topics covered

• inflation
• economics
• monetary policy
• energy prices
• financial markets

Keywords

• March CPI
• gasoline price increase
• Fed
• rate cuts
• inflation risks

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