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Ep. 149: Impasse, Idleness, Inconsistency, and Independence
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But not 'Incompetence'! We didn't use the word 'Incompetence' in the title of the episode!
We have to admit, it was tempting. But of all of the examples of incompetence that spring to mind from the last thirty-five years the Inflation Guy has been watching markets and politics and economists, the current examples just don't rank in the top tier. Now, the COVID years...that was some good incompetence there! Not that we are nostalgic for those years.
Anywho, in this episode the Inflation Guy tackles three mostly-unconnected topics. The government shutdown, the question of whether rising GDP growth is inconsistent with weaker employment growth, and the uniqueness (or lack thereof) of current 'attacks' on the 'independence' of the Federal Reserve. Enjoy.
NOTES
Blog for this month’s CPI: “Inflation Guy’s CPI Summary (August 2025)” (https://inflationguy.blog/2025/09/11/inflation-guys-cpi-summary-august-2025/ )
Blog about “What Happens if CPI Isn’t Released?” (https://inflationguy.blog/2023/09/27/what-happens-if-cpi-isnt-released/ )
To Subscribe to Quarterly Inflation Outlook: https://inflationguy.blog/shop/
To Subscribe for free to the blog: https://inflationguy.blog/
Interested in becoming a customer of Inflation Guy? https://www.EnduringInvestments.com/
An inflation-indexed currency you can now mint from our website: https://usdicoin.com/
107 episodes
Manage episode 510178487 series 3283645
But not 'Incompetence'! We didn't use the word 'Incompetence' in the title of the episode!
We have to admit, it was tempting. But of all of the examples of incompetence that spring to mind from the last thirty-five years the Inflation Guy has been watching markets and politics and economists, the current examples just don't rank in the top tier. Now, the COVID years...that was some good incompetence there! Not that we are nostalgic for those years.
Anywho, in this episode the Inflation Guy tackles three mostly-unconnected topics. The government shutdown, the question of whether rising GDP growth is inconsistent with weaker employment growth, and the uniqueness (or lack thereof) of current 'attacks' on the 'independence' of the Federal Reserve. Enjoy.
NOTES
Blog for this month’s CPI: “Inflation Guy’s CPI Summary (August 2025)” (https://inflationguy.blog/2025/09/11/inflation-guys-cpi-summary-august-2025/ )
Blog about “What Happens if CPI Isn’t Released?” (https://inflationguy.blog/2023/09/27/what-happens-if-cpi-isnt-released/ )
To Subscribe to Quarterly Inflation Outlook: https://inflationguy.blog/shop/
To Subscribe for free to the blog: https://inflationguy.blog/
Interested in becoming a customer of Inflation Guy? https://www.EnduringInvestments.com/
An inflation-indexed currency you can now mint from our website: https://usdicoin.com/
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