Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now
by sp332 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:13PM
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The Fed said they were only looking at core inflation, which excludes housing, energy, and food. Companies immediately started soaking consumers for those.
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Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now
by jdlshore on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:21PM
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You’re implying causation, but doesn’t the fed always look at core inflation?
Re:Starbucks is raising prices almost every month now
by sp332 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:30PM
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Well they don’t like the rest for short-term trends because they are more volatile. But I think they would be important even if you could only use them for longer timescales.