Wholesale Prices PLUMMET! Is This the END of Inflation?!

By the Gods a Price Drop!

Hmph. The Bureau of Labor Statistics speaks of falling wholesale prices. Minus 0.4% they say. A pittance! I have seen gods fall further and faster. But even a Spartan knows that a falling price can be a weapon. Perhaps this… “inflation” they speak of is not as mighty as it seems. Trump the loud one stirs the pot with his tariffs. Fool! Does he not know that meddling often leads to chaos? Boy fetch me my axe we might need it for bartering… or heads. Depends on the day.

Core Values… and Core Prices

The “core PPI” also dipped they whine. Minus 0.1%. Like a weakling’s blade it barely scratches the surface. Yet these economists these… *thinkers* they clutch at straws. They expected an increase. Ha! Expectations are the seeds of disappointment. Remember that Boy. Even without the poison of food and energy the index… it still fluctuates. Meaningless! Only strength and power matter. And perhaps a good discount on Spartan stew.

The Gas Price Gorgon

Ah gasoline prices. A slippery snake that one. Down 11.1%. Like the Hydra’s heads cut one and two more shall rise! But fear not. We shall tame this beast… or at least find a chariot that runs on something else. Perhaps the tears of our enemies? *chuckles darkly* The price of goods falls they say. Good! Let the merchants tremble. I have dealt with far worse than mere price drops.

The Fed's Folly!

The Federal Reserve aims for a measly 2% inflation. A pathetic target! The gods demanded tribute far greater! Yet even this… goal… eludes them. They speak of stale data of Trump’s meddling of uncertainty. Excuses! A true warrior adapts. He does not whine. Kashkari the Fed mouthpiece finds "good news under the hood." Bah! He sees shadows where there are none. Trust not in words Boy. Trust only in your strength.

Trump's Tariff Tempest

This Trump… he slaps tariffs like a drunken brute swings a club. 10% here individual duties there. Chaos! And now he backs off talks of negotiations. A 90 day reprieve. The gods laugh at such indecision! Reciprocal tariffs? What is this “reciprocity”? I take what is mine by right of conquest! But this… this is economics. A game for weaklings. Still Boy we must be aware. Even the games of weaklings can have consequences.

Uncertainty! My Favorite Word

Join CNBC Pro at the New York Stock Exchange? Bah! What use have I for stock tips and market analysts? I prefer the thrill of battle the clang of steel the screams of my enemies! But perhaps… perhaps there is some advantage to be gained. Knowledge is power even in this realm of numbers and charts. But know this: I attend only to observe. To learn. To CONQUER! *crushes a nearby rock* Now Boy let us find some real action. These prices… they bore me.