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discocrisco01

(1,666 posts) Sat May 1, 2021, 09:27 AM May 2021

How markets should think about inflation

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How markets should think about inflation (Original Post) discocrisco01 May 2021 OP

I hate inflation jimfields33 May 2021 #1

The 12 month inflation average is pretty far down. If you look at the graph in this article: Scrivener7 May 2021 #2

jimfields33

(15,933 posts)

1. I hate inflation

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Sat May 1, 2021, 09:44 AM

May 2021

It hurts working poor so much. I especially hate how much groceries have increased.

Scrivener7

(50,993 posts)

2. The 12 month inflation average is pretty far down. If you look at the graph in this article:

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Sat May 1, 2021, 11:36 AM

May 2021

https://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Rate/CurrentInflation.asp?reloaded=true

you can see that inflation is playing around a band between .12 and 2.95 and has been oscillating there since 2016.

So there really isn't anything to see here. It's just republiQans looking for something to complain about in the money markets. They'll gin this up to a disaster, and fox news will run around with their hair on fire over it, no doubt.

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