BLS: Inflation at 7.7 Percent
The BLS released October inflation report and the market is cheering 7.7 percent inflation. We took the opportunity to sell into this rally so we’ll be updating our portfolio positions…
BLS: August 2022 Inflation Check
The BLS released the PPI and CPI data this week and both were troubling. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S.…
Covid Over But Healthcare Costs Just Getting Started
While the cost of energy, oil, gas and electricity make headlines everyday, very few people are talking about another big cost issue in the CPI: Healthcare. We took a look…
August 2022 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
With inflation in the using coming in at a whopping 8.3 percent for August we wanted to take a look at the top 10 US trading partners and check out…
BLS: Inflation 8.3 Percent YoY
The BLS released August inflation report, let’s take a look: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis after…
Fed Funds vs Consumer Credit – Uncharted Territory
We like to take a look at data in different ways often magnifying or shrinking data points to try to get a better understanding of what data is trying to…
July 2022 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
While inflation in the United States seems to have moderated a bit, that doesn’t appear to be the case with the top 10 trading partners of the United States. United…
Inflation Won’t Be Going Away…Plan Accordingly
In researching some investment opportunities, we realized we needed to take a look at three key data points: Fed Funds rates, 30 Year Mortgage rates, and CPI. We wanted to…
Colombia’s Digital Nomad Visa
We’ve written about possibly relocating to a lower cost country as a solution to the demographic blues the United States will reach in 2030. In What About Moving To Malaysia,…
June 2022 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
Both the UK and Canada reported June inflation today. Canada came in at a whopping 8.1 percent while the UK came in at a scorching 9.4 percent rate. We did…