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Slowing shelter inflation dampens broader price pressures
The guest argued that a slowing shelter component in CPI will help dampen overall inflation, reducing the likelihood of aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes.
The argument
Shelter represents 35% of CPI and is finally beginning to reflect real-time housing market weakness, such as slowing homebuilder sentiment. This structural cooling can offset inflationary pressures coming from higher oil prices or manufacturing strength.
The thesis, stress-tested
✓ What validates it
- ✓Subsequent CPI prints showing continued deceleration in the shelter and OER (Owners' Equivalent Rent) components
▸ Risks discussed
- ▸Resilient housing demand or sticky mortgage rates could prevent shelter inflation from falling further
Hear it yourself
"It's thirty five percent of CPI, So we think that slowing shelter component, which you know, look, mortgage rate's still six seven percent. That is not helping the housing market recover. That can help dampen any inflation that we see coming from higher oil prices or from the good side of the economy."
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