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HiteconomyThe May 2024 CPI report (released June 12) shows inflation as favorable as April's print
A scored prediction by Tom Lee, made on .
Scored prediction
Hiteconomy“May will be equally good”
The May 2024 CPI report (released June 12) shows inflation as favorable as April's print
- Made on
- 2024-05-26
- Outcome
- Hit
- Importance
- 2 / 5
- Effect on score
- +1.91
What counted as right
- Status
- resolved
- Settled on
- 2024-06-12
The May 2024 CPI report released 2024-06-12 shows month-over-month (core) inflation at or below April's reading
Criterion is a factual comparison of the May 2024 core CPI MoM print (released 2024-06-12) against April's. May core = 0.2% MoM; April core = 0.3% MoM, so May was below April — the 'at or below' condition holds. Data is from the official BLS release; secondary outlets corroborate. No conflicting credible evidence found. Outcome value (o) intentionally not assigned per stage scope.
Sources
May CPI: Another Good CPI Report?👀🔥
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Evidence of what happened
BLS May 2024 CPI (released 2024-06-12): core CPI (ex food & energy) rose 0.2% month-over-month in May, down from 0.3% MoM in April 2024; core annual rate eased to 3.4% from 3.6%. May's core MoM reading (0.2%) is at or below April's (0.3%), satisfying the written criterion.
Reporting on the June 12, 2024 release: core CPI rose 0.2% from April vs. economists' 0.3% expectation and 3.4% year-over-year; softer-than-expected print indicating moderating core price pressure.
Morningstar: May 2024 CPI report softer than expected; core inflation cooled month-over-month relative to April.
Corrections
No public corrections.
Effect on the score
+1.91- How sure they sounded
- 85%
- Outcome
- Hit
- Importance
- 2 / 5
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Where this came from
The May 2024 CPI report (released June 12) shows inflation…- Methodology version
- v1.0.0
- Last computed
- August 5, 2026
- Made on
- 2024-05-26
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