Labor Shortages: Farm To Table
Two articles discussing how labor shortages are impacting farming and the eventual effect on restaurants. From Texas Standard: Diane Charlton, an associate professor at Montana State University who studies where…
March 2024 – Top US Trading Partner Inflation
It’s time to check in on global inflation and things continue to crawl along at nearly 3 percent inflation but with oil remaining stubbornly high near or above $80/barrel it…
BEA: PCE March 2024
The BEA released the March 2024 PCE report today and it shows core inflation higher than last year. From the BEA: Personal income increased $122.0 billion (0.5 percent at a…
March 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the March 2024 snapshot and it’s a huge jump in enrollments. For March 2024, there were 148,000 new social security enrollees over the age of…
BLS: PPI March 2024
The BLS released the March PPI report and that too show inflation moving in the wrong direction. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2024The Producer Price Index for final demand rose…
BLS: CPI March 2024
The BLS released the CPI report for March and it shows inflation continues to run hot. From the BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - MARCH 2024The Consumer Price Index for All…
Labor Shortages: The Canary In The Airline
You may have heard of the “canary in the coalmine” which was a method used by miners deep inside a mine, carrying a canary, to determine if there was toxic…
February 2024 – Top US Trading Partner Inflation
It’s time to check in on global inflation and we have some disappointing news, the trend seems to be going back up. The average inflation across the countries we monitor…
Fed Decision and Scalp Trading
The Fed opted to keep rates the same despite all signs that inflation is rearing its ugly head again but there is nothing we can do about that except continue…
Feb 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security administration released the February 2024 snapshot and there was a huge jump in enrollments. For February 2024, there were 160,000 new social security enrollees over the age…