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PRIVATE BLOG – Commodity Inflation into 2022

PRIVATE BLOG – Commodity Inflation into 2022 Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more,...

Fertilizer Inflation Contributing to Higher Food Prices

Food prices are expected to rise going into 2022, and one major contributing factor is the rising price of fertilizer. The American Farm Bureau Federation stated...

US Inflation Soars to 39-Year High

  Powell’s decision to retire the word “transitory” when discussing inflation was too little, too late. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported...

US Producer Price Index Reaches 11-Year High

The US Producer Price Index (PPI) for November reached an 11-year high, according to the Labor Department. The PPI for final demand rose 0.8% in November, the index...

Inflation Soared to 6.8% in November

Inflation is soaring with no end in sight. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.8% in November, marking a 6.8% increase in inflation YoY. According to the Labor...

Supply Chain Shortage Killing NY Cheesecake & NY Bagels

The only thing left standing that was good about NYC was Junior’s Cheesecake. I could order it for delivery without going through Mayor Bill de Blasio’s...

Is COVID Following the Economics of the Black Plague?

While just about every historical piece on the Black Plague you will read tells the story from the plague perspective. However, I look at history differently. I...

Shipping Container Price Surge Will Result in Increased Prices on Consumer Goods

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced that we should expect consumer prices to rise 1.5% on average over the next year due to...

Thanksgiving Costs on the Rise

Expect to pay at least 14% more for this year’s Thanksgiving festivities, according to the American Farm Bureau. The bureau estimates that a feast for ten will...

Why There will be no Hyperinflation

  The Next Report for the WEC Attendees is going up today so check later. We are trying to provide reports that provide all the sources and details for the...