Why is wall street ignoring/downplaying inflation?

[Anonymous]

Why is wall street ignoring/downplaying inflation?

The stuff I buy at the store are more expensive. I recently got a quote for new windows, roofs and siding from the same installer I did a year ago and the prices have gone up.

So what is happening?

[Anonymous]

Better watch out or “TDS” guy will show up and tell you not only why the economy is great , but why you should buy Tesla stock.

Meanwhile, I’ll be over here buying gold ETFs and waiting for the crash.

Here’s more data: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/05/jobs-report-economy-unemployment/?itid=hp-mv-top-stories_top-table-main_p001_f001

[Anonymous]

Because they are making money right now.

[Anonymous]

Because acknowledging it would bring threats from Donnie boy Trumpy Trump?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because acknowledging it would bring threats from Donnie boy Trumpy Trump?

Pretty much this. Any discussion about Trump’s failed economy results in threats from him. It’s only going to get worse.

[Anonymous]

Wall Street believes they can remain rich while the poor are unable to afford anything and companies destroy the upper middle class while squeezing even more from the mid/lower class. Trump voters in Texas were just greeted with news that yet another oil and gas company was cutting 25% of the workforce due to low oil prices and offshoring engineering/research jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wall Street believes they can remain rich while the poor are unable to afford anything and companies destroy the upper middle class while squeezing even more from the mid/lower class. Trump voters in Texas were just greeted with news that yet another oil and gas company was cutting 25% of the workforce due to low oil prices and offshoring engineering/research jobs.

This.

6 million jobs will be lost by this time next year because of Trumps policies.

Couple that with Project 2025 coming in fast the US is going to be a hell hole.

[Anonymous]

There is always inflation. It is almost as sure as death and taxes. What matters is the rate of inflation from year to year. The inflation seen this year is not at the scale we saw a few years ago. And not everything has gone up unlike a few years ago when it was across the board.

People have turned inflation into a partisan issue. However, the inflation we saw under Biden's first two years was very high (relatively speaking) while being denied repeatedly or claimed as "transitionary". The inflation we see this year is still inflation but it's not what we saw in 2021-2022 but some people are still trying to make political capital out of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is always inflation. It is almost as sure as death and taxes. What matters is the rate of inflation from year to year. The inflation seen this year is not at the scale we saw a few years ago. And not everything has gone up unlike a few years ago when it was across the board.

People have turned inflation into a partisan issue. However, the inflation we saw under Biden's first two years was very high (relatively speaking) while being denied repeatedly or claimed as "transitionary". The inflation we see this year is still inflation but it's not what we saw in 2021-2022 but some people are still trying to make political capital out of it.

Love how you say “people” have turned inflation into a partisan issue without noting which people or that you are contributing to it with your one-sided summary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is always inflation. It is almost as sure as death and taxes. What matters is the rate of inflation from year to year. The inflation seen this year is not at the scale we saw a few years ago. And not everything has gone up unlike a few years ago when it was across the board.

People have turned inflation into a partisan issue. However, the inflation we saw under Biden's first two years was very high (relatively speaking) while being denied repeatedly or claimed as "transitionary". The inflation we see this year is still inflation but it's not what we saw in 2021-2022 but some people are still trying to make political capital out of it.

The current inflation is ramping up because of the moron-in-chief's tariffs. However, it's "transient" to the extent that we only have 40 months left of this moron.

[Anonymous]

The real inflation will happen when we have forced rate cuts that are non market driven. Glad we have assets and are not over indexed in cash.

[Anonymous]

Because they want a rate cut. The more wealth inequality we have, the more the economy is disconnected from the stock market.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they want a rate cut. The more wealth inequality we have, the more the economy is disconnected from the stock market.

Yea but MAGA will be able to take out a 0% loan on a $150k Dodge Ram.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Better watch out or “TDS” guy will show up and tell you not only why the economy is great , but why you should buy Tesla stock.

Meanwhile, I’ll be over here buying gold ETFs and waiting for the crash.

Here’s more data: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/05/jobs-report-economy-unemployment/?itid=hp-mv-top-stories_top-table-main_p001_f001

To be fair, there are crazies on both ends. Not sure which one is worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better watch out or “TDS” guy will show up and tell you not only why the economy is great , but why you should buy Tesla stock.

Meanwhile, I’ll be over here buying gold ETFs and waiting for the crash.

Here’s more data: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/05/jobs-report-economy-unemployment/?itid=hp-mv-top-stories_top-table-main_p001_f001

To be fair, there are crazies on both ends. Not sure which one is worse.

Currently, anybody who thinks that Trump has an economic plan, let alone a good economic plan, is crazy.