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patphil

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7. Yup. It's going to continue that rise in the March numbers; will most likely exceed the 0.7% figure.

Reply to samsingh (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:41 AM

Mar 18

And could get as high as 1% a month as the war costs really begin to hit home.
On Saturday, gas in Chester NY was $3.69. On Sunday, it jumped up another $0.10! We're going over $4.00 soon.

Personally, I feel the Trump war will last through the summer. If it's still going on in September, the republicans will get destroyed in the November election. Even the SAVE act won't save them.

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Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected and up 3.4% annually [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 18 OP

They are feeding on our equity to see how much they can make off with bucolic_frolic Mar 18 #1

More 1979 IbogaProject Mar 18 #10

Tramp did that. 617Blue Mar 18 #2

that was before the iran war samsingh Mar 18 #3

Yup. It's going to continue that rise in the March numbers; will most likely exceed the 0.7% figure. patphil Mar 18 #7

True. Big Biz was clearly getting a ahead of a war that was fait accompli a month or more before the assault. peppertree Mar 18 #8

GRAPHS progree Mar 18 #4

Three PPI stories, from Yahoo Finance, AP, and Reuters, all on one page. Such a deal 😁 progree Mar 18 #5

LOL BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #6

I would dearly love to know what metrics they are using, because niyad Mar 18 #9

Just wait until the added cost of transporting goods when diesel is over $5 a gallon gets added into costs -- JT45242 Mar 18 #11

So much winning Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 18 #12

let's see how they blame this on Biden Skittles Mar 18 #13

Dow down 6.92% in one month. Invest your money until it is all gone. twodogsbarking Mar 18 #14

Getting near correction territory. BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #15

Interest rates need to go UP. roamer65 Mar 18 #16

TSF is demanding rates go down, causing more inflation IronLionZion Mar 18 #17

All 3 inflation reports' graphs, and a table of month-over-month and 3 month average progree Mar 19 #18