A few looks at how recent prices changes are impacting various sectors: via Brian Jacobs The year over year gains are nearing the post...
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Chart courtesy of Bill King, M. Ramsey Securities > For quite some time in these pages, we have been lamenting the mistaken belief...
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Last week, the WSJ observed that 3 major food companies were having "their lunches eaten by soaring commodity prices. Costs at...
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Earlier this week, we noted a deceptive rise in Retail Sales that was driven by price increases, not sales gains. Measured in Real terms,...
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Yesterday, we noted that the market "wanted" to rally, courtesy of its oversold condition. Dropping nearly 5% in the previous...
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Although I dig the chart porn, via WSJ, the timing is rather inauspicious . . . Source: Investors Rush to GoldMetal Hits New High; Fans...
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> "No emergency can justify a return to inflation. Inflation can provide neither the weapons a nation needs to defend its...
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The Advance GDP report was released today, and it came in at half of the 1.2% consensus: 0.6%. This is a measure of Real growth,...
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Okay, we know the FOMC ends their 2 day meeting tomorrow, and at 2:15pm, the announcement gets released. What are they likely to do? a)...
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Dear Ben, Well, its been a rough couple of months. Like most new Fed Chairs, you’ve had a baptism by fire. First, elevated...
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