Inflation Is Coming Down & Fed Needs To Act
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According to EndGame Macro, “Supercore CPI MoM (circled) is collapsing that’s a clean signal of demand-side weakness across sticky services, especially discretionary buckets like travel, recreation, and healthcare. That supports the “disinflation is real” narrative.” The prediction that inflation was dropping aggressively was easy. You could see it clearly in Truflation’s measurement, which is a real-time alternative inflation metric. Today the Truflation reading is at 1.3%, which is more than 50% lower than it was in December 2024.
Maybe the most important part of this slowdown in inflation is the structural change that seems to be underway. Heritage’s EJ Antoni writes the “average annual inflation rate from ’09 until ’21 was 1.8%, then Biden drove it up to 8.6% for a year and a half, then it rose steadily at 3.1% for the rest of his term; but now Trump is averaging a mere 1.0%.“
The current administration has only been in office for a few months, and there is still a long way to go in their term, but this material change to inflation is a welcomed development. Remember, the last 5 years has been brutal for the average American. Charlie Bilello lays out the numbers for various goods or services:
And those are just the official government metrics. The true damage is probably even worse. So the good news is inflation is falling. The risk is that the Fed refuses to act in a timely manner, which leaves the economy exposed to a potential economic slowdown. We should all hope an interest rate cut is on the way. Have a great day. I’ll talk to everyone tomorrow. – Anthony Pompliano Founder & CEO, Professional Capital Management Darius Dale Explains Tariff Impact On US EconomyDarius Dale is the founder & CEO of 42Macro. In this conversation, we discuss tariffs, risk assets, blue collar vs. Wall Street, and what could happen next. Enjoy! Podcast Sponsors
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