Here is what’s coming (just in case any of you believe that inflation is actually 3%, instead of 50%, which is closer to the truth). The forecast number is in the leftmost column above each chart.
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Tomorrow Morning’s CPI
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Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
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Oil’s Ceaseless Ascent
Well, THIS will really help out with the ol’ inflation numbers and economy in general, eh?
Number of the Week
If you wondering what’s going to be a bigger deal – – the introduction of the iPhone 732 by Apple on Tuesday morning or the CPI number on Wednesday morning, I’ve got a hint for you:
If there is ANY thing that has the opportunity to absolutely send this market reeling, it’s this figure, which is taking place precisely eleven months after the horrible Rolo Low.
As Citizens Slowly Burn
If you’re Jeff Bezos or his dim-witted gold-digging girlfriend, you’re fine. Otherwise, you’re a frog in the pot on the stove.
Pee Pee Ai AI Ai
The latest comically-watered-down inflation numbers came out, and in a rare instance of letting a tiny bit of truth slip out, the government stated that the producer price index was a full 50% higher than forecast. As I’ve mentioned endlessly, the inflation rate isn’t 3% a year. It’s 3% per MONTH. But somehow people just don’t want to admit it.
