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bucolic_frolic

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3. Futures dropped on that news, and btw gold & silver brokeout this week

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 08:54 AM

Friday

Gold up about 2.5% (back of mental envelope method), silver up north of 3%.

Trump's policies are trying to weaken the US dollar, and there it is as commodities spike in price (pay more worthless dollars for them).

End of quarter is Monday, and AI will likely tank until then, volatility will create surprises.

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Core inflation in February hits 2.8%, higher than expected; spending increases 0.4% [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

But the core inflation rate excludes food prices. surfered Friday #1

Yeah because it IS so volatile BumRushDaShow Friday #2

And energy. Gasoline up. Natural gas up from 2.50 mcf to $4 surfered Friday #6

Futures dropped on that news, and btw gold & silver brokeout this week bucolic_frolic Friday #3

These inflation figures are February, no tariff taxes. March will come out about April 28 Bernardo de La Paz Friday #4

Tariffs next week should get those numbers up much higher IronLionZion Friday #5

Trumpflation is on the way Johnny2X2X Friday #7

Graphs 3 month rolling average and month by month. Text still in progress progree Friday #8

In other econ news today: Consumer Sentiment final for February even worse than mid-month's reading progree Friday #9

For the markets at the close BumRushDaShow Friday #10

S&P 500 closed Friday 3/28 at 5581, down 2.0% for the day, down 3.5% since election day, down 9.2% from ATH progree Friday #11

Monday will be the end of the quarter BumRushDaShow Friday #12

Yes, they've been saying the market is overvalued since about 2012. I'm just not good at calling market progree Saturday #14

I can kinda tell when it it is getting "bloated" BumRushDaShow Saturday #15

More bad news for the smelly orange slob wolfie001 Friday #13