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A key measure of inflation surged to a new 30-year high
CNN Business ^ | Fri October 1, 2021 | Anneken Tappe,

Posted on 10/02/2021 8:15:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The price index tracking consumer spending — the PCE price index — was up 4.3% over the 12 months ending in August. That was a faster pace than July's 4.2%. Inflation continued to run at the fastest pace since January 1991.

The PCE inflation gauge is one of many, and they're not all pointing in the same direction: The consumer price inflation index came off a 13-year high in August, for example. But the PCE index is the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation.

Although prices rose sharply, American incomes increased at only a modest pace, up 0.2% or $35.5 billion from the pior month in August. Disposable income was up by even less -- just 0.1% or $18.8 billion.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bidenomics; bondmarket; inflation; inflationprediction; inflationtax; pce; pceindex; stockmarket

1 posted on 10/02/2021 8:15:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

So, Since the dollar is shrinking, all US Stock markets should rise because it takes more dollars to purchase a share of any given stock ?


2 posted on 10/02/2021 8:22:05 PM PDT by algore ( )
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To: algore

I think that’s been going on for a while now.


3 posted on 10/02/2021 8:22:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: algore

So?


4 posted on 10/02/2021 8:31:10 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: TexasGator

So if you agree then you might want to keep your money in the stock market, instead of the bank or govt bonds ?


5 posted on 10/02/2021 8:37:43 PM PDT by algore ( )
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To: algore

“So if you agree then you might want to keep your money in the stock market, instead of the bank or govt bonds ?”

I just stay invested in good stocks for the long term while spending the dividends!

(retired since 2011)


6 posted on 10/02/2021 8:52:23 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: BenLurkin

Jimmy Carter redux?


7 posted on 10/02/2021 10:00:48 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: BenLurkin

Inflation is going to become the highest it has been since the First Republican-Democrat War. Around 30% per year. Turn your money into something real while it is still good.


8 posted on 10/02/2021 11:12:38 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Left is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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To: BenLurkin

30-year inflation high and climbing for the next 3 years tax and spend is not governing.


9 posted on 10/03/2021 9:36:26 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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