Why the US President Loves “Inflation”?

Pillagers Vs Producers: There's Only Two Ways To Save The Western World Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us For the past couple of weeks I have been closely tracking the migrant surge in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and taking notes on the behavior of the extremely liberal Spanish government. One of the most important things to note about the event is that European officials quickly took to the media to admonish the OPTICS of the crisis, but not the migrants. In other words, left-wing politicians didn’t like that the situation made...

Europe's Heatwave Is Becoming An Energy Crisis Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Europe's heatwave is disrupting energy and transport, with low river levels restricting barge traffic on the Rhine and driving up shipping costs for fuel, coal, and other goods. High river temperatures have forced France to cut nuclear power generation, reducing electricity output as reactors face cooling constraints. The extreme weather is adding to Europe's energy challenges, increasing inflationary pressures and threatening economic growth alongside ongoing disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The intense early summer heatwave in Europe is warming...

Savings Rate Highest In 6 Months As Fed's Favorite Inflation Indicator Rises Near 2-Year High The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE (a measure of price changes in consumer goods and services that excludes volatile food and energy costs) - rose o.4% MoM in January (in line with expectations) with YoY rising by 3.1% (as expected), slightly higher than the 3.0% in December... Source Bloomberg That is the highest YoY Core PCE since March 2024. The headline PCE rose 0.3% MoM (as expected) driving prices up 2.8% YoY (down from December's +2.9%...