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Aug 2024
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This Was the Point of NO return (CPI Bre...

Jeff Snider
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This was supposed to be all about "inflation" and instead everything is coming up jobs - including the latest CPI report. From Home Depot's most recent admission to now US refiners taking drastic steps to avoid getting caught with an energy glut (yep, that's right), the entire economy flipped from "sticky inflation" to Uh-Oh over employment. 

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Bloomberg It’s Inflation Week in the US. But Everyone’s Talking About Jobs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-12/fed-rate-cuts-it-s-us-inflation-week-and-everyone-s-talking-jobs

Home Depot 
https://corporate.homedepot.com/news/earnings/home-depot-announces-second-quarter-2024-earnings

CNBC Home Depot expects sales to weaken as consumers grow more cautious
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/13/home-depot-hd-q2-2024-earnings.html

Bloomberg Oil Refiners in US Slow Down, Stoking Global Crude Glut Worries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-11/oil-refiners-in-us-slow-down-stoking-global-crude-glut-worries

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