Key US Trading Partners: Inflation, Bank Rates and Pain
Friday’s 6.8 percent inflation rate for the U.S. has us thinking about the rise in inflation globally and we have been doing some research. Specifically, we were interested in finding…
JOLTS, UK Labor, and Food
Today’s theme is food and labor. We have reports from Campbell Soup that high labor costs are pinching profits and inflation doesn’t seem to be abating. United Natural Foods reported…
Mexico Inflation 7.37 Percent
Mexico’s INEGI released consumer pricing index and it shows a whopping inflation at 7.37 percent! Mexico is one of the top 3 trading partners for the United States and high…
Brazil Central Bank Rate Raised to 9.25 Percent
Brazil economic data came out hot and heavy today. First, the central bank raised interest rates 150 basis points from 7.75 pct to 9.25 pct. Secondly, Brazil retail sales are…
Labor, Inflation, Immigration, Boomers – The Perfect Storm – 2022 thru 2030
The Wall Street Journal had an excellent article out entitled, “Companies Plan Big Raises for Workers in 2022” and the article essentially states what we already know, finding workers is…
VTI – The Best Harbinger of Stock Market?
We have started to see tremors in the U.S. stock market since post Thanksgiving. As of the writing of this post, bitcoin has lost 20% of its value. Is this…
South Korean Inflation Up Again 0.4 Percent
South Korea inflation is up again from prior month. Why should it matter? It matters because S. Korea is one of the largest trading partners of the United States and…
It’s Official, Inflation is NOT “Transitory”
The big news today is a market sell off across most indices. The other big news is the big Powell quote: it’s a good time to retire that word and…
German Inflation 5.2%
Germany is the 5th largest trading partner of the United States and the third largest exporter in the world. Inflation in Germany is running at 5.2% year over year so…
Japan Inflation
Economic data for Tokyo, Japan came out over night and we are a bit bewildered. It seem inflation is up in some areas but not in others. Let’s take a…