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In June 2022, when inflation was raging at over 9% in the US, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell admitted to a reporter, “we now understand better how little we understand about inflation.” “Uh, that’s not very reassuring,” the reporter chuckled. Talk about an understatement. The Fed Chairman has the power to control virtually everything
According to this morning’s dismal publication from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, US GDP growth crashed to just 1.6%, while inflation keeps rising at a 3.4% rate. And ‘core’ inflation, which excludes food and energy, was up even higher at 3.7%! All of these numbers are much worse than expected… and frankly
[Note from James: The first thing I did this morning when I saw the US government’s latest inflation numbers was to call my friend and partner Peter Schiff to enjoy a good rant about how the Fed has completely lost the war with inflation. Peter’s thoughts are below, and I agree entirely.] Bill
