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Inflation Negating Worker Wage Increases

Biden passed a strong economy over to Trump. A few things Biden passed on to Trump is due to a strong economy: – Inflation was tamed without a recession. – Workers benefited from a strong labor market in years – Households, especially those limited by prior barriers, saw substantial wealth gains. Americans faced significant price […]

More on Oil

Brief review on the Oil Situation created by Trump and the US. Another week of consequential developments, including a potential new chair at the Fed and more war delivering higher prices. “Who’d a Thunk It? We’re Bogged Down In a Middle-East War,” Jared Berstein substack It has long been clear to me that Trump views […]