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Inflation in the United States continues to rise as it climbed at its fastest rate in 40 years since February 1982. Statistics from the U.S. Labor Departmentâs Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped 7.5% higher than it was a year ago.
US Inflation Continues to Surge
On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department published its CPI report which shows inflation is not abating any time soon. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) essentially measures the average change over time that U.S. citizens pay for a basket of assorted consumer goods. The CPI for all the items jumped 0.6% last month which increased the countryâs overall inflation by 7.5% since this time last year. Moreover, core inflation rose to 6% and data further indicates that the citizenryâs salaries increased 0.1% on the month.
The news has sparked a great number of conversations on forums and social media. The co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, Cameron Winklevoss said it was an opportune time for the leading crypto asset bitcoin (BTC). âInflation hit 7.5% in January,â Winklevoss tweeted. â[The] highest in four decades. It continues to accelerate. The best way to shield yourself from this pernicious, silent tax on your lifeâs work â your blood, sweat, and tears â is bitcoin,â he added.
The economist and gold bug Peter Schiff threw in his two cents about the rising inflation as well. Today the yield on the ten-year U.S. Treasury hit 2%,â Schiff said. âWith official inflation at 7.5% and actual inflation much higher, buyers are guaranteed to lose. If the Fed doesnât expand QE the yield will soon hit 3%. If by then QE hasnât been expanded the rise to 4% will be even quicker.â Schiff continued:
Because the Fed has no ability to fight inflation without crashing the markets and the economy it pretended that inflation was transitory to justify its failure to start a fight. Now that it stopped pretending inflation is transitory itâs now pretending itâs prepared to fight it.
Market Analyst Sven Henrich: âThe Entire Fed Board Should Resignâ
The founder of Northman Trader, Sven Henrich, mocked the Fed after the inflation report was published and said that the âentire Fed board should resign.â âNot only were they completely wrong, they kept misleading the public with their transitory narrative and persisted on it when the data was already showing they were wrong. And still they keep injecting liquidity. Reckless,â Henrich added. The market analyst continued to mock the U.S. central bank when he stated:
Sending the assets of the rich to the moon, showering the poor and middle class with 7.5% inflation [and] negative wage growth. We are the U.S. Federal Reserve and weâre here to help.
Meanwhile, both precious metals markets and cryptocurrencies dropped quickly after the announcement but then rebounded back. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped 4% higher in USD value around 11:45 a.m. (EST), and goldâs price per ounce jumped 1.15% from $1,821 to $1,842 per ounce. Equities markets saw most of the carnage as Nasdaq slid 90 points lower and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 129 points lower around 11:45 a.m. (EST).
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