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SpicyBoi

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22. In your example above, a 32% price increase over 3 years would indicate higher than reported inflation in 1/3 years
Wed Apr 10, 2024, 03:57 PM
Apr 10
Flipped the stock futures from green to red NewHendoLib Apr 10 #1
The Federal Reserve needs to jack up interest rates some more. James48 Apr 10 #2
Disagree Johnny2X2X Apr 10 #5
Fed is too weak and too late to the inflation fight, as usual, as per the 1970s bucolic_frolic Apr 10 #3
Graphs: *CORE* CPI month by month and rolling 3 month average. EDIT: and regular CPI. And PCE core and regular progree Apr 10 #4
Thanks and good morning! BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #6
I've been hearing that since about September 2022 -- a year and a half ago -- progree Apr 10 #9
They have been "predicting" although I did see articles where there are some small drops BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #10
It was back in September 2022 and many times I've looked at the news since all these many months progree Apr 10 #12
AND BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #13
Fed weighs PCE even more Johnny2X2X Apr 10 #8
I added PCE and Core PCE to my assemblage of graphs in my #4 above progree Apr 10 #18
On average. Igel Apr 11 #29
Actually Johnny2X2X Apr 11 #31
Well, any such thing should DAMNED well include energy The Mouth Apr 10 #19
I'm showing graphs in #4 that include food and energy (the regular headline numbers) and the ones without it (core) progree Apr 10 #21
Thanks The Mouth Apr 11 #24
And thank you. I hate inflation too -- I was a young adult in the late 70's early 80's great inflation progree Apr 11 #25
I watched it wipe out my family's savings and future The Mouth Apr 11 #27
The business media and the GQP want us to crap our pants moniss Apr 10 #7
They are trying to equate "3.5%" being as bad as "9%" BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #11
I'm surprised it was that low hueymahl Apr 10 #14
I believe that's because what we feel is cumulative as opposed to a discrete point. When I buy groceries, my natural 24601 Apr 10 #17
In your example above, a 32% price increase over 3 years would indicate higher than reported inflation in 1/3 years SpicyBoi Apr 10 #22
We all have our own benchmark items we pay attention to. For some it's milk & eggs. For others, it's a gallon of gas. 24601 Apr 10 #23
In my world it's GASOLINE and ELECTRICITY The Mouth Apr 11 #28
The economy isn't that bad if people keep buying stuff IronLionZion Apr 10 #15
Nope. Igel Apr 11 #30
Costco style bulk purchasing is very American IronLionZion Apr 11 #32
Looking at CNBC.... Turbineguy Apr 10 #16
Email 'Mistake' on Inflation Data Prompts Questions on What Is Shared mahatmakanejeeves Apr 10 #20
Laissez-Faire Marthe48 Apr 11 #26
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