Year of Distortions, Shortages, Massive Inflation, Worst Trade Deficits Ever, and Hyper-Stimulated Growth Ends with a Bang by Wolf Richter • Jan 27, 2022 • 150 Comments But companies were finally able to rebuild some woefully low inventories.
Oh My, the American Consumer amid the Distortions and Price Spikes of Our Time by Wolf Richter • Jan 14, 2022 • 131 Comments “Not seasonally adjusted” retail sales spiked to a record. “Seasonally adjusted” retail sales fell. Both: +16.9% from year ago. What the heck is going on?
Wage Price Spiral Takes Off, Companies Point at it: Albertsons Shares -8%, JP Morgan’s Dimon Sees “Huge Pressure” on Labor Market by Wolf Richter • Jan 11, 2022 • 175 Comments The Fed finally sees it too.
My “Wealth Effect Monitor” & “Wealth Disparity Monitor” for the Fed’s Money-Printer Economy: December Update by Wolf Richter • Dec 27, 2021 • 281 Comments Billionaires got more billions, bottom half of Americans got peanuts and inflation.
Oops, Americans’ Big Pay Increases Got Run Over by Even Bigger Price Increases by Wolf Richter • Dec 23, 2021 • 211 Comments Thank you, hallelujah, for the extra money, finally. But where did it go?
When Will Consumers Balk at Surging Prices? by Wolf Richter • Dec 1, 2021 • 235 Comments That’s the big question. Looking for signs of widespread push-back but not finding much. Consumers pay whatever.
Each Worker’s Slice of After-Inflation-Income Pie Is Shrinking. But No Problem, They Spend Heroically by Wolf Richter • Nov 25, 2021 • 114 Comments A look at per-worker personal income, what’s left of it after inflation.
State of the American Debt Slaves: Foreclosure Bans, Forbearance, Delinquencies & Soaring Prices of Everything by Wolf Richter • Nov 9, 2021 • 111 Comments Home-price explosion pumps up mortgage debt.
Marred by Inflation, Inventory Shortages, and Record Trade Deficit, GDP Growth in Q3 Reverts to Decade Normal by Wolf Richter • Oct 28, 2021 • 91 Comments But still up 4.9% from a year ago – outside of the prior quarter, the hottest year-over-year growth in 20 years.
What P&G Said about Soaring Costs, Supply Chain Woes, Inflation, and Trying to Keep Shelves Stocked by Wolf Richter • Oct 19, 2021 • 152 Comments Profit fell despite price increases, more price increases coming to a shelf near you. “We do not anticipate any easing of costs.”
