Brandon smith of alt-market. us explains the factors behind the recent … All the main errors have been in. · the president’s policies are fueling the dreaded combination of slowing growth and rising inflation. The latest data shows that us inflation is up around 8% year on year (an average rate), but some sectors like energy, 26%, and used cars, 42%, are experiencing drastic price increases, which … · central banks are at the end of the beginning in their battle against inflation, as several factors keep core prices persistently high, according to top societe generale economist … · how can the federal reserve print 200 years’ worth of money in 17 months without sparking hyperinflation? Then all hell broke. · inflation receded, falling to 2. 7% by 1971 – close to its current level. · even after the latest good data, the fed’s inflation forecasts for the end of this year, next year and the one after are unlikely to improve much. · why did us inflation rise over 2021-22 and why has it retreated since then? · with food and energy leading all other categories, the old gimmick of blaming inflation on one or two outliers (used cars, home prices) is officially dead in the water. By the end of the year, the fed’s official policy rate was back at 3%. · economists broadly expect inflation to remain well above the central bank’s 2 percent target through the end of the year. · the annualized rate of inflation is below the year-earlier pace, showing that prices are right on track. Large-cap stocks boomed. Core inflation beat expectations for another month.