Peter Schiff: Nov. PPI jumps more than expected, signaling hotter inflation… So far, the best-performing assets of the Trump presidency are gold and silver. Do you think that’s a good sign?

Will rising PPI force the Fed into sudden rate hikes? So far, the best-performing assets of the Trump presidency are gold and silver. Do you think that’s a good sign? — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) January 13, 2026 The Nov. PPI, a leading indicator of CPI, rose more than expected. YoY prices jumped by 3%, versus …

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Plants running hotter than ever but workers still left behind, companies turn demand into profits, not paychecks

The chart below shows that labor’s share and capacity utilization often move in opposite directions because higher utilization today tends to amplify capital’s pricing power rather than labor’s bargaining leverage. In the late 1990s, utilization pushed above 83% while labor’s share drifted down, as globalization and lean supply chains let businesses capture demand without raising …

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PPI came in hotter than expected! Foreign producers refuse to cut prices despite tariffs

HOLY FCUK NEVER SEEN A HOTTER PPI OMG Expectation was .2 % It came in at 1% 😱 — tic toc (@TicTocTick) August 14, 2025 Blowout PPI pic.twitter.com/GIHSOuSS1o — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) August 14, 2025 PPI. pic.twitter.com/NYsazFsA0x — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) August 14, 2025 Core PPI has risen by 0.6% . The services sector inflation has risen …

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Inflation Prints Hotter Than Expected After Big Fed Rate-Cut (Biden/Harris Legacy Of Real Weekly Earnings DOWN -3.4%, Rent UP 23%)

by confoundedinterest17 Biden/Harris will be remembered for many things, mostly BAD. Uncontrolled immigration, crime out of control, endless wars, grossly incompetent government administrators, 200k+ missing immigrant children, etc. But wreckless inflation coming from insane government spending takes the cake. And it is heating up again, with the help of The Feral Reserve. Yes, The FERAL …

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DAVID HAGGITH: Recession Is Already Here And Inflation Is Hotter — Much Hotter — Than You Were Just Told.

by DAVID HAGGITH Photo by Sonder Quest on Unsplash David Rosenberg argues recession may already be here because Gross Domestic Income is already recessionary; but the only thing anyone is looking at, he says, is Gross Domestic Product. I’ve argued this point earlier this year, too. Rosenberg notes that significant difference between the two rarely ever exists, but the …

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Jobs hotter than expected. CPI hotter than expected. This is 1980 Volcker deja vu. Or 2008:

Jobs hotter than expected. CPI hotter than expected. This is 1980 Volcker deja vu. Or 2008: pic.twitter.com/HzVoOyWtfj — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) October 12, 2023 We have been dealing with elevated inflation for nearly 3 years. 3.7% inflation in September is building on years of inflation before 2023. The Fed will continue doing whatever it takes to …

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