In this episode of The Inflation Brief from ECON-versations with NABE, hosts ⁠Greg Daco⁠ and ⁠Laura Rosner-Warburton⁠ welcome returning guest Alan Detmeister, Senior Economist and Executive Director at UBS, to discuss how the recent government shutdown disrupted major economic data releases, including the October household survey and CPI report. The conversation explores the growing reliance on imputed data and alternative indicators as inflation readings become noisier in the months ahead. They also examine the evolving impact of tariffs on core inflation, with pass-through effects expected to build into next year. The episode closes with insights on labor-market cooling, immigration dynamics, and the increasing uncertainty surrounding the timing of future Federal Reserve rate cuts.

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