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Inflation rose just 0.2% in June, less than expected as consumers get a break from price increases
CNBC ^ | JUL 12 20238:31 AM EDT | Jeff Cox

Posted on 07/12/2023 9:37:40 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: mountainlion

Figures don’t lie, but liars figure......................


21 posted on 07/12/2023 9:49:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Easing would mean a long period of deflation.


22 posted on 07/12/2023 9:50:10 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: cuban leaf

Fact vs. Propaganda, has begun to pull the curtain back on the Electric cars nonsense.


23 posted on 07/12/2023 9:50:13 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
The middle class will be better off if there’s a mild recession.

Oh yeah it is great to lose your job for "the greater good". You Republican'ts crack me up.

24 posted on 07/12/2023 9:51:41 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Red Badger

25 posted on 07/12/2023 9:53:14 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: frank ballenger

Trickery will get them everywhere and the gullible lemmings follow them off the bridge.


26 posted on 07/12/2023 9:56:19 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: central_va
Oh yeah it is great to lose your job for "the greater good".

Correct. Inflation is a hidden tax on our income. So we need to get a handle of it right away.

27 posted on 07/12/2023 9:57:31 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MMusson
The CPI is NOT Dropping. The amount of increase is slowing.

Point taken. My point is that inflation always has a 2% target - because dropping below 0% into "disinflation" (recession) is a much worse outcome for the American consumer.

Existing loans become very difficult to service, along with massive job loss.

Multitudes of bankruptcies occur - with the underlying assets (wealth) confiscated by the banks.

Gee - it's "almost" like they plan the cycle to play out the way it is...

If people truly understood debt-based money and the labor servitude they have put themselves into then it would be quite the awakening...

28 posted on 07/12/2023 9:58:49 AM PDT by politicket
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To: MinorityRepublican
Wow, do you speak for the majority of Republicans? It's good to lose you job to fight inflation? Maybe your kids or you should voluntarily resign then.
29 posted on 07/12/2023 9:59:25 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: mountainlion

I don’t either. Later on today I will go to “shadow stats” to see what the actual inflation rate is without the constant manipulation/ changes to the formula.


30 posted on 07/12/2023 9:59:53 AM PDT by jacquej ("You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
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To: Red Badger

Yaye only 2%! 🙄


31 posted on 07/12/2023 9:59:57 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America)
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To: Red Badger

Funny.😉

As Mr.Spock or Criminal Minds’ Dr.Reid would say, that is statistically provable as a joke basis.


13.6% of US population is black.

Robberies officially reported to the FBI last year:

Table 43:

whites 25,143

black or African American 29,677


32 posted on 07/12/2023 10:00:09 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: politicket
Point taken. My point is that inflation always has a 2% target - because dropping below 0% into "disinflation" (recession) is a much worse outcome for the American consumer.

Since most of what we consume is imported I don't see that happening.

33 posted on 07/12/2023 10:01:02 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Red Badger
So, instead of being punched, in the face 5 times, we only got hit 4 times.

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

34 posted on 07/12/2023 10:02:10 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: Red Badger
Real inflation or the way they measure it?

35 posted on 07/12/2023 10:04:59 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Red Badger
Recessions can also bring higher prices on some items. Here's why....

If a company sells widgets for $10 and demand drops then they can offer a sale in the hope of driving more demand.

If the consumer is still not buying then the company could face possible bankruptcy.

What's the one last thing a company could try in order to stay solvent?

Correct...raise their prices, hoping that existing loyal customers will still buy and they can make enough sales to stick around...

In other words...a recession (money supply deflation) can be accompanied by price inflation. The worst of all economic worlds.

Last point - this is global in scope. No country will skate by - unlike most regional recessions we have previously experienced.

Tighten your seat belts...China is sinking first...

36 posted on 07/12/2023 10:04:59 AM PDT by politicket
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To: central_va
Since most of what we consume is imported I don't see that happening.

Except this is a global recession - affecting all imported goods as well.

China is the first to take it on the chin - followed by Europe - followed by the US.

The US is still arranging deck chairs on the Titanic so they can hear the orchestra better...

37 posted on 07/12/2023 10:06:59 AM PDT by politicket
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To: Red Badger

I thought they shoot for a 2% a year inflation increase? This is 2.4% a year. I hope they hold off on another interest rate increase.


38 posted on 07/12/2023 10:10:33 AM PDT by Pocketdoor
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To: central_va
Wow, do you speak for the majority of Republicans? It's good to lose you job to fight inflation? Maybe your kids or you should voluntarily resign then.

You need to read more about Paul Volcker's actions at the Fed back in the early '80s. The medicine he prescribed was harsh but effective.

The Fed is a bit late today. And the medicine isn't bitter enough. So we are paying for it.

39 posted on 07/12/2023 10:14:45 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Red Badger

Audit Biden’s statistics. Without audits, they’ll cheat.


40 posted on 07/12/2023 10:16:02 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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