tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post6268668026929335926..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Livestock prices reach new highsScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-35625035613127031522011-06-23T13:15:16.811-07:002011-06-23T13:15:16.811-07:00BBQ Season.BBQ Season.TradingStrategyLetter - Weekly Summaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430136667577107255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-79571850518868895412011-06-23T04:10:51.113-07:002011-06-23T04:10:51.113-07:00Benjamin is right. "The Economy" is not ...Benjamin is right. "The Economy" is not monolithic. Some sectors have inflation, some have deflation.<br /><br />About the commodities, for some reason, we're not seeing higher meat prices at our local grocery store, e.g, chicken breasts $1.99 a pound.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365403570563730880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-52146966229400097032011-06-22T17:01:23.142-07:002011-06-22T17:01:23.142-07:00The core CPI for last 12 months is 1.5 percent.
C...The core CPI for last 12 months is 1.5 percent.<br /><br />Culling out a particular commodity and extending an analysis from that strikes me as cherry-picking.<br /><br />How about natural gas prices? Oil prices? Unit labor costs? Real estate values? The stock market? <br /><br />The Nasdaq still sells for one-half of its 1999 level. That is an inflationary boom? The S&P is still below 1999 Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-42498383840502321562011-06-22T16:37:45.345-07:002011-06-22T16:37:45.345-07:00The most interesting piece of the FOMC meeting was...The most interesting piece of the FOMC meeting was their prediction inflation would subside. <br /><br />Not sure what gives them such confidence in their prognostications but when things do not turn out as such, it will get very interesting...Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.com