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ProfessorGAC

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6. It's Why They Resisted Cuts

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:59 AM

Yesterday

Even when the number was low, they either had reason to suspect the legitimacy of those numbers or they had reason to believe the conditions weren't sustainable.
The entire Fed board of governors is not made up of idiots. There are always some, if not all, of board members who actually know how to examine economic data.

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The inflation forecast for March Just Shot Up [View all] gab13by13 Monday OP

Stagflation sir, with tears in their eyes. chicoescuela Yesterday #1

Yep. Stagflation on the way... Wounded Bear Yesterday #2

It's ok, I didn't want to retire before death anyway. chicoescuela Yesterday #3

I am retired. You know, fixed income...nt Wounded Bear Yesterday #4

Exactly my point chicoescuela Yesterday #5

It's Why They Resisted Cuts ProfessorGAC Yesterday #6