The Economy is Slowing Down And Inflation Is Picking Up

So again, here we have horrible economic data, data so bad that we have to go all the way back to the Great Recession to find data that is comparable and inflation is getting worse. The inflation is picking up despite the fact that the economy is slowing down and somehow this is supposed to be good news? Somehow we are supposed to look at this as victory for the Federal Reserve, that we are now now moving into stagflation?

Peter Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker and financial commentator. Schiff is the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.

U.S. Economy: More Bad News, Philly Fed Just Off A 15-Month Low

We went down again to 6.70 for the Philly Fed Index, we are just off a 15-month low in that index and we have now missed expectations five out of the last 6 months that number has come in below estimates.

Peter Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker and financial commentator. Schiff is the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.

This Is Stagflation

The fact that inflation is heating up just as the economy is cooling down should not be a positive sign. I mean, this is stagflation. Why would they be happy about that? Because all the economic data has been soft and now we have higher inflation.

Peter Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker and financial commentator. Schiff is the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.