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It's a good thing that all anyone spends money on is lumber.
To be fair, it isn't quite in front of him yet. The question is what he'll say when Home Depot goes back to charging $3 for a 2x4.You devote so much energy to not realizing what's right in front of you.
You devote so much energy to not realizing what's right in front of you.
Jalbert said it could take several weeks for price reductions to take effect in retail home centers. And even then, he added, "people should know that prices are probably not going to fall to the levels that they were before the pandemic."
$3 2x4s are gone for the foreseeable future, if not forever. I'm predicting they will settle in at about $4.50/$5.To be fair, it isn't quite in front of him yet. The question is what he'll say when Home Depot goes back to charging $3 for a 2x4.
Plus, money illusion is a thing.
I still have no idea why folks like you believe S/D effects are equated with monetary inflation. Even the NPR article you pointed to clearly shows it to be PRIMARILY a matter of supply and demand.which means inflation is still there.
Does supply and demand not change the CPI, which is a primary means of measuring inflation?I still have no idea why folks like you believe S/D effects are equated with monetary inflation. Even the NPR article you pointed to clearly shows it to be PRIMARILY a matter of supply and demand.
it measures price changes, inflation is a general price rise as a result of declines in the value of the dollar. Temp rises due to s/d are NOT "inflation". Again, if it was "inflation", the price would not decline in such a short period.Does supply and demand not change the CPI, which is a primary means of measuring inflation?
Consumer Price Index (CPI): What It Is and How It's Used
The Consumer Price Index measures change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.www.investopedia.com
Then this whole thread is useless and the title is a lie?it measures price changes, inflation is a general price rise as a result of declines in the value of the dollar. Temp rises due to s/d are NOT "inflation". Again, if it was "inflation", the price would not decline in such a short period.
It represents, generally, the REALLY POOR economics education we get in this country. I was REALLY dumb prior to 2007, you can say I had a "crash course" as a result.Then this whole thread is useless and the title is a lie?
So the article is wrong too? There are several beyond the one pointed to in the OP that tie falling lumber prices with the lessening threat of inflation.It represents, generally, the REALLY POOR economics education we get in this country. I was REALLY dumb prior to 2007, you can say I had a "crash course" as a result.
Inflation can result when either: 1) the total of all goods and services demanded exceeds production, or 2) the amount of all goods and services supplied by producers decreases.
Inflation doesn't mean that the price of one good goes up...............smdhLumber Prices Are Finally Dropping After They Soared During The Pandemic
Demand for new homes and a rise in DIY renovation projects ate up the lumber supply during the pandemic. Meanwhile, sawmills struggled to keep pace amid COVID-19 setbacks.www.npr.org
So prices are still going to be pretty high, which means inflation is still there.
Don't mind him... he's just a motivated partisan who once claimed we would never recover during the Obama administration due to similar claims of hyperinflation/ZIRP.You believe the Fed signaled as much last week? By suggesting they may increase interest rates in...2023?
Wow. If that's not a sign of sheer terror, what is?
saved for future reference$3 2x4s are gone for the foreseeable future, if not forever. I'm predicting they will settle in at about $4.50/$5.
Lets put context in here. Ever since Joe got the WH, cons and inflation hawks have been squeaking about ALL DUH STIMULUS and how it is going to cause Wiemar wheelbarrows. They point to lumber, gasoline....and yet they somehow can't remember COVID and its huge disruption of everything. Nearly all price rises are a result of that disruption, not from money going into circulation. Further, they still haven't learned how VERY low interest rates effect all of this, even though we have been in this state since '09. They were wrong then, they are still wrong now. It is going to be a couple of years before any of this settles, especially with just half here getting vaxed, and the rest of the world not anywhere near that. That effect is the main effect, not money in the system.....it is still S/D...and that is not a general price rise on goods and services, since....prices are already falling. Did the Treasury pull a whole bunch of dollars out, suddenly causing prices to drop? Nope, supply increased, demand relaxed a bit.So the article is wrong too? There are several beyond the one pointed to in the OP that tie falling lumber prices with the lessening threat of inflation.
Is this article wrong?
Disconnected Financial Markets - Unleashed Financial LLC
The recent advances in the stock market have left many puzzled, given the financial markets and the not-so-good economic data we have witnessed.www.unleashedfinancial.com
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And yet...Inflation doesn't mean that the price of one good goes up...............smdh
The point of the article you provided is to undermine everything you've been posting about inflation.And yet...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/22/lumber-inflation-powell-economy/
www.washingtonpost.com
Please do point out a single post in here where I said anything about runaway inflation.The point of the article you provided is to undermine everything you've been posting about inflation.
"Even as he acknowledged quickening inflation last week, Powell pointed to the recent roller coaster in the lumber market to explain why it will subside."
Powell uses lumber as an example of why cries for runaway inflation is wrong.
The opposite of your point.
Congratulations! A superb own-goal!
It's actually encouraging that the Fed is slow to raise rates and choke off the recovery based on possible, maybe, inflation that's not tied to structural issues like we see in lumber. Greenspan would no doubt be jacking up rates to kill any hope of rising wages, which he appeared dead set against allowing for the proles and regular workers.No kidding. And it's in the face of this uncertainty the Fed has to make decisions, including not to overreact to temporary price increases in some areas. Those decisions is what this and similar threads are about.
I already responded to this earlier LMAO. Do you know what Powell actually said? Here I will quote him directly for your clueless self:And yet...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/22/lumber-inflation-powell-economy/
www.washingtonpost.com
*sigh* You misunderstand. I have not said anything about actual inflation being tied to lumber prices in this entire thread. However, it appears Powell is looking to lumber prices as an indicator that overall inflation outlook is overblown. He IS looking at one particular industry (or commodity) to predict this.I already responded to this earlier LMAO. Do you know what Powell actually said? Here I will quote him directly for your clueless self:
“Those are things that we would look to, to stop going up and ultimately to start to decline as these situations resolve themselves,” Powell said. “They don’t speak to a broadly tight economy — the kind of thing that has led to high inflation over time.”
Powell is saying:
1. Price increases in certain goods does not indicate a "broadly tight economy"
2. A "broadly tight economy" is something that leads to high inflation
Ergo, you just posted a link about something that argues against your position. The price of lumber does not mean there is inflation, because inflation, don't you know, is based on a basket of goods, and a general increase in prices, not movements in the price of individual goods over the short term. So, again, you have no idea what you're talking about.
You're right. You haven't. Sorry.Please do point out a single post in here where I said anything about runaway inflation.
Good luck.
(I won't hold my breath)
What you're talking about isn't inflation*sigh* You misunderstand. I have not said anything about actual inflation being tied to lumber prices in this entire thread. However, it appears Powell is looking to lumber prices as an indicator that overall inflation outlook is overblown. He IS looking at one particular industry (or commodity) to predict this.
I suppose I was not clear in using this as a response. Lumber is not "one good". It is a commodity that affects the price of many goods. Like steel...the price of it affects the price of cars, appliances, buildings, etc. Lumber is used in many different applications so it more than just "one product". It is a commodity that at this moment particularly can show that the current supply/demand situation is not permanent or long-lasting, as is the case for several other sectors and/or commodities.
I have said in several other threads that some level of inflation was expected as we recover from the effects of COVID-19. People stopped building, buying cars, eating out, traveling, etc. so the industries/sectors that were affected had to respond. For instance, rental car companies reduced their fleet capacity because there was no demand. When people started traveling again, the reduced capacity led to shortages of available vehicles.
IOW, I know that whatever inflation we have now is not a permanent thing, it's all due to the unusual circumstances of the reaction to COVID-19.
Did I say it was?What you're talking about isn't inflation
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