“Disinflation” Honeymoon is over! Wholesale inflation posts largest increase in 14 months as producer price index jumped .7% (economists predicted .4%) in August. The PPI report captures what companies pay for supplies, with these costs usually passed down to consumers. PPI + yesterday’s CPI = Inflation GROWING!

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPSFD4&output_view=pct_1mth The Acceleration of Inflation in the Second Half Has Begun, “Disinflation” Honeymoon Terminated The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 0.63% in August from July, the biggest month-to-month increase since June 2022. Annualized, this amounts to a …

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Erdogan: Only 6% of ships loaded with grain were destined for African countries, so Russia has every right to be angry….Putin: Russia is ready to supply up to 1 million tons of grain at a preferential price through Turkey to the poorest countries, counts on Qatar’s help

⚡️Erdogan said he had extensively discussed the grain deal with Putin, “it played a huge role in preventing a food crisis” pic.twitter.com/IiSRU0xOuz — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) September 4, 2023 Erdogan:Only 6% of ships loaded with grain were destined for African …

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History: In 1947 Canada raised the price of chocolate bars from 5¢ to 8¢ without much notice. Children protested against this 62.5% increase throughout the country, and approximately 200 stormed the legislature building of British Columbia.

via wikipedia: The candy bar protest, also known as the 5 cent chocolate war, the 5 cent war and the chocolate candy bar strike,[1] was a short-lived 1947 protest by Canadian children over the increase in price of chocolate bars …

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Bizarro World! Case-Shiller National Home Price Index Flat For June, But SF Falls -9.7% YoY And Seattle Falls -8.8% While Chicago And Cleveland Lead The Nation!

by confoundedinterest17 The US housing market is truly bizarro world! San Francisco and Seattle are down near 10% year-over-year (YoY) while Chicago and Cleveland lead in price gains. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all …

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