Month: March 2024

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Should we just carry on inflating everything, because the Fed is still going to cut rates three times? 

By Pucklore | March 22, 2024 | Comments Off on Should we just carry on inflating everything, because the Fed is still going to cut rates three times? 

I remember the instructor in Econ 101 saying that the Fed can “jawbone” desired outcomes.  So does jawboning expected rate cuts serve in itself as a sort of rate cut? Perhaps the Fed’s goal is to maintain higher rates and…

I think someone forgot to tell my local contractors and insurance that All items CPI is cooling at 3.2%, and the Fed will be cutting rates in June, so they can stop raising their rates significantly.  Insurance rates (especially on Illinois properties) are bumping up about 45% on each renewal. 

By Pucklore | March 13, 2024 | Comments Off on I think someone forgot to tell my local contractors and insurance that All items CPI is cooling at 3.2%, and the Fed will be cutting rates in June, so they can stop raising their rates significantly.  Insurance rates (especially on Illinois properties) are bumping up about 45% on each renewal. 

HVAC and plumbers are up 50% and 30% respectively on their trades just these last couple months.  And this is after their prior year increases of about 25%.  Not all users know about these latest contractor and insurance hikes yet. …

A boring dump into one’s account of T-Bill stimulus every few weeks seems like a decent shelter in a tumultuous world. 

By Pucklore | March 6, 2024 | Comments Off on A boring dump into one’s account of T-Bill stimulus every few weeks seems like a decent shelter in a tumultuous world. 

So Strauss and Howe wrote (in the late 80s/early 90s) that we should regard the years of 1924, 1855, 1766 and 1673 as a blue print for our current situation.  One would think the behavior and preparation that was successful…

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