No Surprise: Wall Street Wants To Raise The Target Inflation Rate Above 2 Percent
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Price inflation in the United States remains stubbornly high, with October's print at 7.7 percent. The Fed's preferred measure, so-called core inflation is only two-tenths of a percent below 40-year highs, at 6.3 percent.
The push for higher inflation rates is just the latest reminder that wealthy bankers and other members of the ruling class aren't harmed by price inflation the way that ordinary people are.