Friday, February 22, 2008

Inflation + Credit Crunch Means Higher Mortgage Rates

A: A hot CPI number wakes everybody up to the FACT that commodity inflation is hitting consumer prices! Even those that say inflation is under control won’t be able to continue that argument with a straight face. This inflation trend will continue as long as commodity prices remain at these elevate levels; and that will last as long as our fed attempts to re-inflate our economy out of this credit mess. Meanwhile, this credit storm is now a full blown category 5 hurricane on so many levels and is hitting land at numerous points; analogy --> credit crisis is spreading! Put both t[...]

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[Source: The Money Blogs]

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