November inflation falls under 3%, beating economist expectations

[thetragichippy]

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1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

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Telling CNN that there’s no way to spin it, they probably took that as a challenge.

[thetragichippy]

3 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

Telling CNN that there’s no way to spin it, they probably took that as a challenge.

You would think the complainers on here would be happy inflation came in beating expectations.....it helps EVERYONE'S pocketbook.....

[Reagan]

13 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

You would think the complainers on here would be happy inflation came in beating expectations.....it helps EVERYONE'S pocketbook.....

Severe case of TDS will not allow it!

[Big girl]

21 hours ago, Reagan said:

Severe case of TDS will not allow it!

Inflation in November fell to 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday, a positive sign for consumers on its face. However, November's data was collected later than normal. The released figures may include significant holiday discounting, which could have put downward pressure on the overall figure.

[thetragichippy]

1 hour ago, Big girl said:

Inflation in November fell to 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday, a positive sign for consumers on its face. However, November's data was collected later than normal. The released figures may include significant holiday discounting, which could have put downward pressure on the overall figure.

Negativity as expected - Merry Christmas by the way - 

[OlDawg]

2 hours ago, Big girl said:

Inflation in November fell to 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday, a positive sign for consumers on its face. However, November's data was collected later than normal. The released figures may include significant holiday discounting, which could have put downward pressure on the overall figure.

I'm not sure you even know what you typed means...

[LumRaiderFan]

On 12/18/2025 at 3:56 PM, Reagan said:

Severe case of TDS will not allow it!

Big girl’s post - Exhibit A 

[Reagan]

3 hours ago, Big girl said:

Inflation in November fell to 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday, a positive sign for consumers on its face. However, November's data was collected later than normal. The released figures may include significant holiday discounting, which could have put downward pressure on the overall figure.

Where did you get this?  Show the source so we can see if there’s any bias injected into it!  

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, Reagan said:

Where did you get this?  Show the source so we can see if there’s any bias injected into it!  

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Plagiarism at its finest.

(If you copy exactly & paste into a decent search engine with quotes, it will take you to the source if it’s verbatim plagiarism. I use Duck Duck Go. But, I’m sure the other biggies work similar.)

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Inflation was below 3% when the crook took office right? 

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1 hour ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

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Inflation was below 3% when the crook took office right? 

You missed the falling below and beating economist expectations

[OlDawg]

2 hours ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

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Inflation was below 3% when the crook took office right? 

Umm…

The chart you linked shows 3% in Jan 2025.

[Boyz N Da Hood]

1 hour ago, OlDawg said:

Umm…

The chart you linked shows 3% in Jan 2025.

Yeah that is true.. so pretty much the crook hasn't cooled inflation like they claim

Seems its going up based off this chart

[Boyz N Da Hood]

1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

You missed the falling below and beating economist expectations

I missed nothing.. we can all expect something doesn't mean anything

[LumRaiderFan]

On 12/18/2025 at 4:56 PM, Reagan said:

Severe case of TDS will not allow it!

Exhibit B now posted, lol.

[OlDawg]

31 minutes ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

Yeah that is true.. so pretty much the crook hasn't cooled inflation like they claim

Seems its going up based off this chart

Are you sure you’re reading the chart you posted?

Rate is 2.7% as of today. Been bouncing around this level consistently. Tariffs have basically had little effect. Somewhat surprising to many economists.

[Boyz N Da Hood]

10 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

Are you sure you’re reading the chart you posted?

Rate is 2.7% as of today. Been bouncing around this level consistently. Tariffs have basically had little effect. Somewhat surprising to many economists.

Yes same chart... Jan 25 3% as you said, it was just 3% what 2-3 months ago

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

Yes same chart... Jan 25 3% as you said, it was just 3% what 2-3 months ago

In a move that has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta drastically revised its GDPNow tracker for the fourth quarter of 2025. On January 8, 2026, the estimate for real GDP growth was effectively doubled, jumping from a projected 2.7% to a staggering 5.4%. This revision marks one of the most significant upward adjustments in the model's history, suggesting that the American economy is not merely avoiding a recession but is currently in the midst of a high-octane expansion that few analysts saw coming.

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[Reagan]

3 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

In a move that has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta drastically revised its GDPNow tracker for the fourth quarter of 2025. On January 8, 2026, the estimate for real GDP growth was effectively doubled, jumping from a projected 2.7% to a staggering 5.4%. This revision marks one of the most significant upward adjustments in the model's history, suggesting that the American economy is not merely avoiding a recession but is currently in the midst of a high-octane expansion that few analysts saw coming.

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And once the Big Beautiful Bill is fully in place, come the spring or early summer, the economy will be in massive overdrive.  This is why I'm not worried about the midterms.  

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, Reagan said:

And once the Big Beautiful Bill is fully in place, come the spring or early summer, the economy will be in massive overdrive.  This is why I'm not worried about the midterms.  

Not going to predict an election. I will point out a couple of things from my perspective to keep a watch on.

1. The current job market is basically a ‘no hire/no fire” market. Good if you’re employed. Bad if you’re a young grad looking for a job. Young grads tend to vote Democrat, and will also be faced with student loan forced payments at a time when they’re unemployed.
2. GDP is greatly affected by the import/export ratio. Many companies stocked up on inventory before the tariffs went into effect, so the GDP was negatively affected. The numbers now reflect a massive drop in imports vs. exports that won’t continue as existing supplies run out. So, GDP will drop.

You also will probably still have the healthcare issue that Democrats will continue to make an election issue. They will do nothing to solve the problem. It would be one less thing to run on, and the Republicans are down to a 213-208 advantage I believe after the CA Reps death earlier this week. Not enough of a margin to pass anything on their own.

Still…the numbers are very good. Hopefully, folks are invested in their 401k’s, or other investment vehicles.