MILTON FRIEDMAN LOOKS DOWN AND SAYS “I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO, YOU MORONS.”
The market is reacting negatively this morning to extremely poor ISM manufacturing data.
The TL;DR:
Demand fell, inventories rose (due to unsold stock), and prices *rose* (due to labor and shipping costs). This is the definition of stagflation.The Fed’s worst nightmare. pic.twitter.com/b5uQzk8qlT
— James Lavish (@jameslavish) September 3, 2024
Flashback: Why Team Biden might be purposefully grinding down the middle class.