Highest Inflation Since 1982! (Well, sort of)
While we are forced to deal with all kinds of supply and price disruptions due to oh, global pestilence and war, it's good to remember...
Gas Prices: Slippery When Wet
Gasoline prices have been edging up, and since a good deal of mass media lacks any perspective as far as what is critical to cover as...
Inflating Inflation
There’s been a lot of talk about inflation in the past few months, a lot of it needless scaremongering, but this is what the media feeds...
The Commentariat Discovers Seasonal Adjustment
On the heels of the BLS Jobs Report for December 3, it seems at long last, after 18 months of data distortion caused by the COVID crisis,...
Did Ending the CARES Act Spike Employment?
There's been some debate as to the effect ending Pandemic Unemployment benefits had on job seeking and employment. From what I've seen,...
Notes on the October Jobs Report
Quite a bit of handwringing over the paltry gain of 194,000 jobs announced for the prior month, but a bit of a deeper dive is warranted...
Inflation Takes a (Slight) Breather
Score one for Team Transitory on the inflation front. This morning's numbers show some slowing of the pace we were on for a few months,...
"In Sympathy...."
One of the odder habits in the investing world is when an individual stock will rise on a strong earnings report, and other companies in...
Oil Prices Fall.
August 30, 2021 West Texas Intermediate has dropped to ~63.00/bbl from it's $75/bbl high just 5 weeks ago. Should get relief at the pump,...
Consumer Confidence Plunges. And?
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index dived 11 points in one month, which at first blush, gets your attention. But a little...
