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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,776 posts)
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:06 AM 17 hrs ago

****BREAKING NEWS**** Economy Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected






The core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December and well ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 0.3%.
On an all-items basis, headline PPI rose 0.5%, also above the forecast for 0.3% and 0.1 percentage point more than the prior month.
For the full year, core wholesale prices accelerated 3.6%, while the headline index posted a 2.9% gain.


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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/ppi-january-2026-.html


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****BREAKING NEWS**** Economy Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 17 hrs ago OP
And the markets dont like it one bit... NT Happy Hoosier 17 hrs ago #1
They've declined a lot since TSF bragged about the Dow's hitting 50000. Nt spooky3 17 hrs ago #6
Inflation rising fast while job losses accelerate Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #9
I'm buckling up... Happy Hoosier 16 hrs ago #12
Say it. STAGFLATION. Captain Zero 16 hrs ago #15
All true but earnings are not flat flamingdem 15 hrs ago #17
That's month over month Johnny2X2X 17 hrs ago #2
Compounded, it's over 10% Dave says 17 hrs ago #7
Aha Johnny2X2X 16 hrs ago #11
Trump will probably suppress the numbers. viva la 16 hrs ago #14
You betcha'! Dave says 15 hrs ago #16
Yup, GDP adjusted down to 1.4% the last quarter. gab13by13 17 hrs ago #8
What that means gab13by13 17 hrs ago #3
Weaker dollar will only increase inflation because it reduces buying power. DemocratSinceBirth 17 hrs ago #5
Absolutely, gab13by13 16 hrs ago #10
WHO Traildogbob 17 hrs ago #4
2 Things I don't want a bargain on gab13by13 16 hrs ago #13

Prairie Gates

(7,721 posts)
9. Inflation rising fast while job losses accelerate
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:18 AM
16 hrs ago

The market will probably start liking private security and police equipment businesses soon.

They're gonna need 'em.

Happy Hoosier

(9,475 posts)
12. I'm buckling up...
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:33 AM
16 hrs ago

planning to retire in seven years. Hopefully my portfolio will reciver after what I think is coming....

Captain Zero

(8,842 posts)
15. Say it. STAGFLATION.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:52 AM
16 hrs ago

Stocks down.
Unemployment up.
Earnings flat or lower.
Interest Rates UP.

We should get great rates on CDs.
But with Trump ALWAYS pushing for the fed to lower rates he will screw up this STAGFLATION even worse.

Johnny2X2X

(23,938 posts)
2. That's month over month
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:08 AM
17 hrs ago

This is a bad sign. Over a year that would be almost 10% inflation.

DOW down 600 points early.

The media needs to check the stock market boasts from Trump. His first year in office the DOW had below average returns. It was still a solid year, but this isn't some great bull run. And 13 months in, it's looking worse and worse.

Worst jobs year in ages. GDP growth falling. Inflation rising. Trump econmics.

Dave says

(5,379 posts)
7. Compounded, it's over 10%
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:14 AM
17 hrs ago

But that’s not CPI. That should be interesting when it’s next published.

Johnny2X2X

(23,938 posts)
11. Aha
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:27 AM
16 hrs ago

Correct.

With the jobs market so under water, people cannot afford another round of significant price increases. This is terrible news for working people.

viva la

(4,569 posts)
14. Trump will probably suppress the numbers.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:50 AM
16 hrs ago

"What you don't know won't hurt my poll numbers!"

gab13by13

(31,840 posts)
8. Yup, GDP adjusted down to 1.4% the last quarter.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:17 AM
17 hrs ago

Our GDP is not producing enough to just pay for the interest on our debt.

As far as inflation goes, I still believe that the fossil fuel industry is artificially keeping gasoline and diesel prices low as a thank you to Krasnov for his deregulations and giving them our federal land and water to drill, mine, and log on.

Higher gasoline prices would skyrocket inflation.

gab13by13

(31,840 posts)
3. What that means
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:11 AM
17 hrs ago

is that down the road, inflation is going to go up, it takes it a little while for wholesale prices to translate to retail prices.

Check out the right wing economic articles though, they want 3 or 4 Fed rate cuts this year, which will, increase inflation.

The only economic policy that Krasnov has is to weaken the dollar, everything he does is geared for that one goal.

gab13by13

(31,840 posts)
10. Absolutely,
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:19 AM
16 hrs ago

with AI and a new Fed chair, maybe economists should start throwing around the D word, deflation.

Traildogbob

(12,864 posts)
4. WHO
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:12 AM
17 hrs ago

Did not expect this fresh Hell????? 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Brainless cultist.
Kamala and Dems screamed it to the heavens. (Not the one MAGA’s will end in).
Hillary screamed it in 2016.

gab13by13

(31,840 posts)
13. 2 Things I don't want a bargain on
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:33 AM
16 hrs ago

1. Healthcare
2. Food

I rarely look at the price of food, I buy a lot of organic because it tastes better and there is a better chance it isn't full of RoundUp.

Now that Krasnov is protecting the makers of RoundUp, Katie bar the door. Funny, RoundUp is banned in many countries.

Back to my grocery shopping, I do see the final total when I check out and I have to admit that I am now looking at food prices.


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