Key price increases over 4 years: Auto insurance +59%, fuel oil +44.5%, shelter +24.4%… BLS reports inflation accelerated to 4.8% annualized.

Price Increases over last 4 years…CPI Medical Care: +9.5%CPI Apparel: +12.0%CPI New Cars: +19.0%CPI Used Cars: +19.6%CPI Food at home: +22.7%CPI Shelter: +24.4%CPI Food away from home: +25.1%CPI Electricity: +28.2%CPI Gas Utilities: +31.6%US Home Prices: +38.3%CPI… — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 15, 2025 BLS reports inflation accelerated to 4.8% annualized. They're handing Trump a lit …

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Tower Of Power? US Industries Are Buckling Under Pressure of Surging Electricity Costs (Industrial Electricity Costs UP 24.4% YoY)

by confoundedinterest17 The US is the expensive tower of power … but it should be cheap. Getting rid of coal power was idiotic and The Left’s fear of nuclear power is laughable. EIA data by user classification, chart by Mish. Rising energy bills have forced companies to scale back industrial operations, threatening a greater drag on the economy. …

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Growing Pile of Bad Loans Threatens US Banking Industry’s Optimism: Non-Performing Loans Rise to $24.4 Billion for Major Players

Optimism in the US banking industry is being threatened by a growing pile of bad loans, putting pressure on the sector’s biggest players. Bloomberg analysts say non-performing loans, or loans to debtors that haven’t made a payment in over 90 days, rose to a combined $24.4 billion in the last quarter of 2023 for JPMorgan …

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