tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post7610701548874582822..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Fed expectations updateScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-27698407207577217612011-04-02T08:04:25.533-07:002011-04-02T08:04:25.533-07:00FED is changing its rhetoric indeed.
Take a look o...FED is changing its rhetoric indeed.<br />Take a look on last Philly Fed President Charles Plosser speech followed shorthly by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard. They are clearly preparing markets for the beginning of the tightening cycle.Family Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304538166086313103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-76205185430835963122011-03-31T20:44:33.973-07:002011-03-31T20:44:33.973-07:00unsifyinHistorically, people in the US revolt when...unsifyinHistorically, people in the US revolt when their tax rates go up. Not when random commodity prices spike for reasons that Benjamin has succinctly pointed out.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438039963046848511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-4270568737577219442011-03-31T20:18:06.940-07:002011-03-31T20:18:06.940-07:00Public Library-
Instead of revolting, Americans a...Public Library-<br /><br />Instead of revolting, Americans are planning to up output.<br /><br />Corn is King as Farmers Chase Prices <br />Wall Street Journal - Scott Kilman - 1 hour ago<br />US farmers are responding to high crop prices by planning significant increases in plantings of corn, wheat and cotton this spring, the US Agriculture Department said Thursday.<br /><br />Now, that's Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-55993454391565087692011-03-31T16:49:06.028-07:002011-03-31T16:49:06.028-07:00Pub,
Are you calling for one?Pub,<br /><br />Are you calling for one?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652253509768573561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51016880699656853592011-03-31T11:17:03.225-07:002011-03-31T11:17:03.225-07:00Public Library-
Gasoline and food have gone up, b...Public Library-<br /><br />Gasoline and food have gone up, but both will likely moderate and perhaps drift down a bit from here. Clothes are cheaper than ever--ever shop at Ross Dress for Less?<br /><br />The story you don't hear is the young couple buying a house for 40 percent off from three years ago, or the declining labor costs for American companies. <br /><br />Why doesn't Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13754739252949797842011-03-31T10:59:56.024-07:002011-03-31T10:59:56.024-07:00I don't know where you live Ben but my gas is ...I don't know where you live Ben but my gas is now 4.35/gal and the local shops are raising their food prices. See the quote below from the Walmart CEO.<br /><br />"U.S. consumers face "serious" inflation in the months ahead for clothing, food and other products, the head of Wal-Mart's U.S. operations warned Wednesday."<br /><br />This will get ugly for sure and the Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-74919765556914713002011-03-31T09:35:43.761-07:002011-03-31T09:35:43.761-07:00Short-term swings in reported inflation rates don&...Short-term swings in reported inflation rates don't mean much. Long-term, we are seeing inflation well below the 2 percent target rate, and even that rate is low for the present. I would like to see us run a little hotter, in the 3 to 4 percent range for a couple of years or even longer. <br /><br />We are still seeing declines (as of 4th q.) in unit labor costs and real estate is Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-48677686290434809012011-03-31T09:25:53.635-07:002011-03-31T09:25:53.635-07:00The Fed is embarking on inflation and financial re...The Fed is embarking on inflation and financial repression. This is similar to Japan and China in many ways.<br /><br />If you cannot outright default, punish the people and the savers for as long as possible to save the banks and corporations.<br /><br />It kicks the can down the road but does not solve the issues via tough + shared burdening.Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.com