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Saturday, November 14, 2026

The cost of doing business in the US is getting increasingly pricier: Wholesale-level inflation accelerated last month to its highest rate in nearly four years, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Friday.

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Ugh. Latest inflation numbers just came out, and it's still running hot, and hotter than most expected. One hopes inflation starts returning to normal, but that's a hope right now, not a reality. Monthly change of 0.4% (headline) and 0.3% (core), was 0.1 points above consensus.

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-- Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers.bsky.social) 8:42 AM · Nov 10, 2026

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Affordability is a hoax.

~Pedo 47 ~

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-11-13 11:30 AM | Reply

HECKUVA JOB THERE, PEDO

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-11-13 11:42 AM | Reply

Inflation is still at a higher rate than paycheck increases.

So, workers are falling behind.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-13 01:57 PM | Reply

Just look at my ballroom! And my arch! The new golf course will be the best ever! Worship me or else there will be consequences ...
-we all know who

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2026-11-14 09:36 AM | Reply

And, the worst part with tariffs, something that is rarely mentioned, is that when they get abolished, there is no guarantee that prices go back to where they were before the tariffs. Companies raise their prices quickly but quite often are very sluggish to drop them. And even those that do drop their prices, it may not be all the way to what it was.

#5 | Posted by rosemountbomber at 2026-11-14 10:01 AM | Reply

Re 4

"Just look at my ballroom!"


The President's response to the Blue Wave:

Trump: "I think it would destroy the Democrat Party if they did that -- impeachment for no reason. What, for having a successful country? Our country is more successful right now than at any time in history. Watch the beam go up."

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-11-14 11:10 AM | Reply

"Wholesale fresh and dry vegetable prices surged 27% last month, adding to a 31% price jump the previous month."

www.axios.com

Way to go, Krasnov Fats.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-11-14 12:12 PM | Reply

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