IAR Jeff Perry, JD, and CIO, Brian Regan, CFA®, give financial news on the downward trending CPI report. Brian discusses his focus on CPI cost considerations of shelter, durable goods, and medical services, and explains how these costs are measured month-over-month and year-over-year. They take into consideration and discuss the implications of the lag time between data points.

Brian shares his thoughts on energy while looking at crude oil prices.

They talk about inflation, the Federal Reserve's actions based on real-time and backwards looking data.

Brian and Jeff share their thoughts on issues in cryptocurrency markets, commenting on FTX, Bitcoin, and more.