Retail Sales And Inflation

I am fearing inflation more each day. Do this exercise. For those who use instacart or door dash, go back and look at your price paid for item pre-pandemic and look at them now. I did it this weekend, the results will most likely surprise you.

“Davidson” submits:

Real Retail Sales soared on recent stimulus activity. Recent reports have been well above the pre-COVID trend and not representative of normal retail activity. Many view this activity as a positive surprise, but it appears to be vast over-stimulation in my experience which is likely to result in inflation.

Investors should be invested in a rise in inflation, avoid fixed income and add to industrial companies likely to benefit from rising prices.

The information in this blog post represents my own opinions and does not contain a recommendation for any particular security or investment. I or my affiliates may hold positions or other interests ...

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