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therationalroot | 4 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +10 
 CPI came in at 3% YoY (better than expected). A reminder that CPI is a constantly adjusted metric. https://m.primal.net/JMzf.png
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Toshi | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Do you have a website with all your stuff?
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TNStacker | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It is what they say it is. Remember the American fiat economy is a confidence game!
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captjack | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 yup bullshit fake data points n hedonic adjustments
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stacksatsio | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 CPI is a constantly bullshit metric fudged to meet whatever best suits the central planners that they think they can plausibly pass off to the public.
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Bitcoin Wizard 🧙🏻‍♂️ | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 "The 2 percent target widely adopted by central banks today originated from New Zealand, and surprisingly it came not from any academic study, but rather from an offhand comment during a television interview." 🥴 

https://www.cfr.org/blog/history-and-future-federal-reserves-2-percent-target-rate-inflation-0