So its no longer manipulation because its going your direction or?

Consumer Price Index - September 2023

Apparently I wasnt clear enough. I was referring to the majority in FF who apparently think inflation coming to 0 must mean that prices will come back to where they once were. I am just tired of reading posts about manipulated numbers and what not.

Consumer Price Index - September 2023

Its scary how many in here doesnt know how inflation works. The majority seem to KNOW that in order for inflation to come down prices must drop. Therefore, in the end when inflation is 0 (zero) prices must be back to where it all started. Oh well - ...

Consumer Price Index - September 2023

Gotta be the shortest speech in history. Thats all he said?

ECB's Holzmann: I don't see inflation going back to 2%

This is already playing out. I hold a lot of Danish real estate bonds and currently they are running at a higher level than normal (compared to government bonds) because the Japanese and other foreign bond purchasers stepped aside.

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee September 19–20, 2023

Honestly, what you are referring to is a non-event in the financial markets. It doesnt matter. What matters is if it spreads to the region. But currently this is not the case and given the consequences of a regional war with multiple countries ...

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee September 19–20, 2023

Funny name, should have been the Inflation Booster Act

Fed's Waller: When the deficit is 6% with low unemployment hard to see that as sustainable

I am thinking 2 things. 1) FED knew what it would take to bring inflation down but they didnt have the guts to pull it off and 2) FED knows that the way rates developed the last 2 weeks would break the economy and they needed to calm it down. I have ...

Bostic: Don't think we need to do anything more with rates

Reason its not broken is the huge public spending. Simple as that.

Fed's Waller: When the deficit is 6% with low unemployment hard to see that as sustainable

They seem to be all on the same page suddenly. They got scared of the runaway rates in the markets.

Bostic: Don't think we need to do anything more with rates

I have started loading up on indices for my retirement about 20 years down the road. Sooner or later it will flip around and I will have some entries at really good prices and some at bad prices. But on my long term investments I dont care too much ...

Producer Price Index - August 2023

Stop. Dont wanna hear more about price manipulation. This is how markets work.

Producer Price Index - August 2023

Maybe you should consider opening a dedicated "manipulation" thread.

Producer Price Index - August 2023

IMHO it hasnt been given nearly enough attention by analysts why the NFP showed another great number. Everybody is just blabbing around "Oh thats a great number, super strong and resiliant job market". Nobody actually cared to look at the details ...

Producer Price Index - August 2023

thumbs up, even without further hikes prices will eventually reach a level where people stop buying and stop paying off credit card debt. Rates are sufficiently high to cater this and its just a matter of waiting. Biden administration could help ...

Producer Price Index - August 2023

Never the less she is right though. Russia should pay for what it has caused of damage to Ukraine. Whether US should pay for the damage it has caused (and still causes) around the world is another issue.

Yellen: We must continue to impose severe and increasing costs on Russia to ensure it pays for...

EU inflation much better than US. I tend to say that US inflation will not reach the 2% until administration stops spending (deficit) or something serious breaks. Unfortunately this means that the number of working poors with 2 jobs will just ...

Fed's Bostic: Inflation has improved considerably || still a long way to go to get to...

Which news?

Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks, Say Senior Hamas, Hezbollah Members - WSJ

Markets are already shaking with pressure on oil and interest hikes and inflation not yet tamed so the last thing the financial markets need is a middle east war. However, if it is contained in Israel and surrounding areas it might not have an ...

Hamas launches surprise attack as gunmen enter Israel

Interesting read, puts the numbers in perspective. Almost tempted to say its manipulated.

The Employment Situation - September 2023