Friday, July 13, 2007

How Stupid is the Fed's "Core Inflation" Obsession?

Core inflation doesn't include food and energy prices. So -- here are charts of some raw food and energy prices from the future's markets.

Cattle prices:

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Corn

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Gas

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Oil

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Soy Beans

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Wheat

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Notice how little these prices have moved over the last few years....