restrain companies from passing on to consumers higher prices and at
the same time be charging them more?
Looks like you just Google subjects and make up a conclusion.
Martin
--- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "citation502" <citation502@...> wrote:
>
>
> Bill, thx for the link; many for years have been reporting how the CPI
> understates real price inflation; and even on the nominal numbers the
> PPI (producer/wholesale price indices) have been rising even
> faster.........and it's only a slowing economy that has restrained
> vendors and mfrs from passing on to consumers the higher prices.
>
> UPS and FedEx raising rates, airlines and any business that consumes a
> lot of energy adding surcharges (I'd say my trash removal charges have
> been rising 8-9% a year for example), ocean shippers (both dry and
> liquid) raising shipping rates, steel companies raising their prices,
> commodities (wheat and corn) through the roof, and the list goes on and
> on and on
>
>
> --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "billlaurelmd" <wbuawxman@> wrote:
> >
> > Government statistics have been getting messed with in recent years,
> > and I suspect it didn't *start* with Bush II, but like many things in
> > this administration, messing with economic statistics has gone on
> > steroids. I recommend (http://www.shadowstats.com/) Shadow Gov't
> > Statistics, if you want to compare apples to apples, rather than price
> > indices that, for example, allow for substitution of cheaper products
> > that meet the same need (e.g. hamburger for sirloin stakes).
> >
> > Click on the alternative data link under Alternative Data Sources on
> > that web page; that'll be quite an eye-opener for you.
> >
> > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "citation502" citation502@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Mark you have to stop listening to Jim Cramer for your insights on
> > > the economy; it's hazardous to one's health. The Fed is very
> > > concerned about inflation, as their minutes and statements
> > > accompanying rate cuts evidence. BUT they are saying at this point
> > > that the risks of a major slowdown and the RISKS of a credit
> meltdown
> > > outweigh (in the short-run) the risks of inflation.
> > >
> > > That is not an implication that inflation is not a problem. That is
> > > a signal that the concerns with the credit and capital markets, and
> > > the slowing economy, are SO ENORMOUS that they dwarf the inflation
> > > concern. Our problem is the likelihood of return to what we
> > > experienced in the 70s, which went by the name "stag-flation" --
> > > stagnant growth COUPLED WITH high inflation.
> > >
> > > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "mmshlevi" <mmshlevi@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Core inflation rose by 2.4 percent for all of 2007, down slightly
> > > from
> > > > a 2.6 percent increase in 2006.
> > > >
> > > > These are number from the Federal Reserve -Check them out.
> > > >
> > > > This is why the Fed has cut the Discount rate. It would not have
> if
> > > > inflation a problem.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Martin
> > > >
> > > > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "citation502" <citation502@>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark, excuse me, but I won't respond further to your posts. You
> > > just
> > > > > make things up.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "mmshlevi" <mmshlevi@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I thought someone would bring up the price of crude oil. Crude
> > > oil
> > > > > has
> > > > > > been rising at double digit rates for over two years.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Guess what? inflation has remained low the entire time. Core
> > > > > inflation
> > > > > > has remained at around 2% despite the rise in crude price. The
> > > > > > inflation fear mongers have all been wrong.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Fed has validated this because it has lowered interest in
> > > face
> > > > > of
> > > > > > rising oil prices. The Fed would not do this if there was
> > > inflation.
> > > > > > Paul Volcker raised interest rates in a recession and
> inflation
> > > > > period
> > > > > > in '79, so don't think it isn't possible.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Martin Levi
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, Citation <citation502@>
> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The chief near-term impact of a weak dollar is the
> > > > > > inflation impact. The most-obvious recent example is the price
> > > of
> > > > > > crude oil, now bordering on $100 bbl. Crude oil is priced in
> > > U.S.
> > > > > > dollars worldwide, and it is not happenstance that the rapid
> > > descent
> > > > > > of the dollar in the last year has coincided with crude oil
> > > running
> > > > > > from the mid-$60s to near $100. The chart on the dollar is
> > > almost a
> > > > > > perfect inversion of the chart on crude oil.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Most who follow those markets will agree that perhaps $25-
> > > 30 in
> > > > > > the price of a barrel of crude is a direct result of the
> > > devaluation
> > > > > > of the U.S.DOLLAR.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/34oxv9
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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