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Sunday, March 01, 2026

Wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in January, countering hopes that inflation was easing, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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Inflation was "obliterated" the same way Iran's nuclear program was.

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-- David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) Feb 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM

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... For the full year, core wholesale prices accelerated 3.6%, while the headline index posted a 2.9% gain. Both figures are well ahead of the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation goal and suggest that rising prices are still a factor for the U.S. economy. ...

Diminishing the odds of a Fed rate decrease.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-27 01:14 PM | Reply

For those mathing...

.8% * 12 months is 9.6%, annualized.

Biden's peak, annualized, was 9.1%.

#2 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-02-27 01:23 PM | Reply

Polio Bob tells Americans to eat liver instead of beef.

bsky.app

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-27 01:51 PM | Reply

What a ------- disaster

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-27 07:39 PM | Reply

Well at least gas is going to stay cheap, now that we're Energy Independent, and we don't need oil from the Middle East we're bombing.

Right, Republicans?

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-01 11:22 AM | Reply

Wait'll we're all paying more at the pump next week.

And paying more on top of already elevated prices thanks to Trump's tariffs. Trucks use fuel to deliver goods. Prices rise when the price at the pump goes up. Always happens.

#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-01 03:10 PM | Reply

I sure you Dems on here didn't read the whole article

PPI excludes volatile food and energy prices

#7 | Posted by Maverick at 2026-03-01 05:11 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

I sure you Dems on here didn't read the whole article

PPI excludes volatile food and energy prices

#7 | Posted by Maverick

First of all, tariffs have hit food and sundries big time. Compare prices before Trump's tariffs and what they are now. Fruit, vegetables and many other products are imported. Prices have risen

Secondly, energy prices are poised to soar when trading resumes this morning. The Strait of Hormuz is closed. 20% of the world's oil passes thru it. They'll steadily rise the longer this war lasts.

Inflation is probably worse then reported.

#8 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-01 11:07 PM | Reply

PS - the cost of farming has skyrocketed since Trump's tariffs. So many items they need such as fertilizer to machinery parts have soared since Trump's tariffs. That's gonna show up in prices until tariffs end.

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-01 11:09 PM | Reply

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