…environmental protection and economic growth. It boosts the market for energy-efficient products and benefits companies that design appliances that earn the label. A home that decides to buy Energy Star…

…fantasies. 1) The only problem is mark to market accounting. Market prices for mortgage backed securities (MBS) are very low because of a panic. Banks are required to list assets…

…accompanied by a decline in domestic US demand, indicating that energy prices are determined in the global market and are subject to geopolitical crises. Automobile prices declined in January 2023,…

CPI Rose 0.6% in May on Higher Prices for New and Used Vehicles, Clothing, and Airfares; Now Up 5% Year over Year, MarketWatch666, Commenter RJS The consumer price index rose 0.6%…

…prices at fast food outlets rose 0.6% and average prices at full service restaurants rose 0.8%, while food prices at employee sites and schools averaged 7.9% lower… In the food…

…vehicle prices have reached a new equilibrium. Used car prices have actually declined -6.9%YoY, including -0.4% in April. New car prices are also down -0.4% YoY. The remaining problem areas…

Commenter and writer RJS (Marketwatch666) reports on February Producer Prices. Producer Prices rose 0.5% in February on Higher Wholesale Food & Energy Prices The seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index (PPI)…

…for intermediate energy goods rose 4.8% in May, as producer prices for natural gas to electric utilities rose 34.0%, refinery prices for jet fuel rose 6.7%, refinery prices for No….

…higher due to a 6.2% increase in wholesale prices for gasoline, a 7.2% increase in wholesale prices for home heating oil, and a 14.2% increase in wholesale prices for LP…

…liquefied petroleum gas rose 8.1%, producer prices for industrial natural gas rose 9.1%, refinery prices for gasoline rose 14.8%, refinery prices for jet fuel rose 14.5%, and refinery prices for…