CPI reached the highest level since 1982. Policymakers are scrambling to assign blame and introduce solutions that won’t sacrifice the economy or the stock market.
The Fed’s response to the Great Financial Crisis changed the world of economics forever. We live in the age of free money, which tends to sacrifice long-term economic stability for short-term reward.
Once again, gold is stuck below $1,800/oz as the U.S. dollar index rises, the Fed takes a hawkish turn, and geopolitical pressures build across the Eurozone and Asia.
Supply shortages, strong consumer demand, and government money printing pushed CPI to 6.2% in October, a three decade high that has investors pouring into gold.
Alternative measures of inflation from the Cleveland and Atlanta Fed point to underlying pressures that threaten the “transitory” nature of this inflationary episode.
The U.S. stock market surges higher as investors refuse to look at alternatives, even as the government risks defaulting on its debt and jeopardizing the U.S. dollar.