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It’s Getting Serious: Dollar’s Purchasing Power Plunges Most since 2007. But it’s a Lot Worse than it Appears
It’s Getting Serious: Dollar’s Purchasing Power Plunges Most since 2007. But it’s a Lot Worse than it Appears Fed officials, economists “surprised” by surge in CPI inflation, but we’ve seen it for months, including “scary-crazy” inflation in some corners. The Consumer Price Index jumped 0.8% in April from March, after having jumped 0.6% in March from […]
US Producer Prices Surge Most On Record
US Producer Prices Surge Most On Record After consumer prices exploded higher yesterday – and were immediately rejected by establishment types as ‘transitory’, despite the market’s obvious disagreement – all eyes were on this morning’s producer prices for signs of more pressure. Many were fearful of a repeat of last month’s debacle delay (and there were rumors […]
The Inflation Monster Has Been Unleashed
The Inflation Monster Has Been Unleashed The monster known as inflation has been unleashed upon the world and will not easily retreat into the night. This is reflected in soaring commodity and housing prices. Due to the stupid and self-serving policies of the Fed, we are about to experience a massive shift in the way […]
Relation Between Inflation and Deflation
RELATION BETWEEN INFLATION AND DEFLATION For most commentators inflation is about persistent increases in the prices of goods and services. However, is this the case? For example, the definition of human action is not that people are engaged in all sorts of activities as such, but that they are engaged in purposeful activities–purpose gives rise […]
Existential Economic Threats: How U.S. States Can Survive Without Federal Money
Existential Economic Threats: How U.S. States Can Survive Without Federal Money We all knew it was coming; the alternative economic media has been warning about it for years. Eventually, monetary intervention and bailout after bailout by central banks always leads to devaluation of the currency and inflation in prices. Helicopter money always ends in disaster […]
Social Unrest Fears Mount As World Food Prices Soar In April
Social Unrest Fears Mount As World Food Prices Soar In April Global inflation is headed into overdrive as the leading food price indicator that is the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index increased for an 11th consecutive month in April, hitting levels not seen since May 2014, with sugar prices leading the rise in the […]
Three reasons why inflation is rising. Two of them aren’t going away
Three reasons why inflation is rising. Two of them aren’t going away A remarkable thing happened yesterday that tells you everything you need to know about inflation. In the morning, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated bluntly that “interest rates will have to rise somewhat to make sure that our economy doesn’t overheat. . .” […]
The Grocery Price Shock Is Coming to a Store Near You
The Grocery Price Shock Is Coming to a Store Near You (Bloomberg) — Corn, wheat, soybeans, vegetable oils: A small handful of commodities form the backbone of much of the world’s diet and they’re dramatically more expensive, flashing alarm signals for global shopping budgets. This week, the Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index — which tracks key farm products […]
Rabo: We Are Edging Closer To A Biblical Commodity Price Increase Scenario
Rabo: We Are Edging Closer To A Biblical Commodity Price Increase Scenario We Need Some Serious Remodelling Yesterday’s Daily saw me float the model hypothesis that the Fed would like everyone to have all their money in stocks, so they would have a practical mechanism for inflating and deflating the economy above and beyond the […]
Producer Prices Surge. Germany, China, other Countries Are Now Exporting Inflation, Adding to US Inflation Pressures
Producer Prices Surge. Germany, China, other Countries Are Now Exporting Inflation, Adding to US Inflation Pressures Central banks still brush it off as just “temporary.” Producer prices of German industrial products in March rose by 0.9% from February, after having risen by 0.7% in February from January, and after having spiked by 1.4% in January […]
Weekly Commentary: Powell on Inflation
Weekly Commentary: Powell on Inflation The Treasury yield spike runs unabated. Ten-year Treasury yields rose another 10 bps this week to 1.72%, the high since January 23, 2020. The Treasury five-year “breakeven” inflation rate rose to 2.65% in Tuesday trading, the high since July 2008. The Philadelphia Fed’s Business Survey Prices Paid Index surged to […]
Wrong… Again
Wrong… Again The Federal Reserve met last week and voted to keep interest rates unchanged. What a shock! The Fed also gave an upbeat forecast of economic growth, predicting that the U.S. economy will grow 6.5% this year, its highest rate in nearly 40 years. Its December 2020 forecast projected 4.2% growth. The Fed also […]
“Get Ready For Some Serious Sticker Shock Very Soon: This Jump In Inflation Won’t Be Transient”
“Get Ready For Some Serious Sticker Shock Very Soon: This Jump In Inflation Won’t Be Transient” Semiconductor Costs Could Lead to a Shock This Fall Consumer confidence is key to how people plan to spend. You can see it in the chart below. And as the chip shortage grows, expect the higher prices to begin […]
Look to Prices, Not Official Metrics, for Inflation’s “Smoking Gun”
Look to Prices, Not Official Metrics, for Inflation’s “Smoking Gun” This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: The overlooked driver of gold and silver prices, what to expect from gold after last year’s fireworks, a heap of ancient gold figures has been […]
The Fed’s Most Convenient Lie: A CPI Charade
The Fed’s Most Convenient Lie: A CPI Charade Despite a penchant for double-speak that would make a politician blush, the Fed tells us that its primary focus is unemployment not inflation. Let me remind readers, however, that an openly nervous Mr. Powell came out in the summer of 2020 with a specific, as well as […]
