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The past is past so it’s today and the future you need to accommodate. The monthly rates hint at whether inflation is improving or increasing sharply. Very low inflation might suggest you buy now, for cash, if the price looks good. High inflation might be good for your investments like stocks.
But don’t just look at your country. The world situation has significant impact.
Maybe we can look at a specific angle. I gave rase of about 6% for the new year. Some complains that this level does not match those from previous months. Now that Dec is 6%, how does a 6% raise for 2023 over 2022 look?
The past is past so it’s today and the future you need to accommodate. The monthly rates hint at whether inflation is improving or increasing sharply. Very low inflation might suggest you buy now, for cash, if the price looks good. High inflation might be good for your investments like stocks.
But don’t just look at your country. The world situation has significant impact.
Stocks have been very much down because of systemic inflation and the Fed then raising interest rates. Inflation seems to be easing, and IMO I don't see rates rising much from here. And stocks recovering.
Inflation is dropping because the things people already own (houses, cars) are dropping in price. The things people buy every week like groceries are still higher than ever... The average joe is still getting screwed as their net worth is dropping along with inflation.
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