Summary: Hello, I’m Paul Yeager. A blizzard of news this week as a storm blew across the nation’s midsection and President Trump was impeached for a second time. The economy as a whole gave another indication of its direction and if inflation is on the horizon. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent as a hike in gasoline prices fueled the increase. Wholesale prices measured in the Producer Price Index gained 0.3 percent, again, driven higher by energy. Retail sales fell for the third straight month. The mark declined 0.7 percent.
