US Consumer Prices Soar At Fastest In 39 Years, Real Wages Tumble For 9th Straight Month

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Pragmatic Mutt
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Consensus was convinced - with barely any outliers - that this morning's consumer price index would print with an astonishing 7.0% YoY (and notably 7 of the last 9 releases have come in above consensus) and they nailed it with the 7% print at its highest since June 1982 (when ET was launched in the US)...


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So the next time a politician tries to tell you to be grateful that your wages are going up or you can move to a new higher paying job, just remind him that the surge in the cost of living is outpacing wage gains, thanks to The Fed's money-largesse and Congress' lockdown policies and helicopter money have crushed the quality of life for millions.

 
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