Similar story following on the heels of the CPI report yesterday.

Higher energy costs from the Iran war are a key driver, but note that ex-fuel & food PPI is still up 4.9% YoY.

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U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of the Iran war.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index which captures inflation before it reaches consumers jumped 6.5% from May 2025.

Inflationary pressures, intensified by the energy shock caused by the Iran war, are frustrating Americans five months before midterm elections that will determine whether President Donald Trump's Republicans keep full control of Congress.

Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core wholesale prices rose 0.4% from April and 4.9% from May 2025.

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https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/us-producer-prices-rose-6-124151813.html

Logos Stick said:

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And Trump said he loves it, right?! LOL.

He better stop loving it or the Marxists will take over congress in November.

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Anyone else seeing Trump's "I love it" being all over the airwaves and interwebs in the fall right before the elections?

No Spin Ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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And Trump said he loves it, right?! LOL.

He better stop loving it or the Marxists will take over congress in November.

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Anyone else seeing Trump's "I love it" being all over the airwaves and interwebs in the fall right before the elections?

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That won't be near the issue cheating is.

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No Spin Ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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And Trump said he loves it, right?! LOL.

He better stop loving it or the Marxists will take over congress in November.

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Anyone else seeing Trump's "I love it" being all over the airwaves and interwebs in the fall right before the elections?

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That won't be near the issue cheating is.

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And does anyone think Republicans will be able to stop it? Is there a big monitoring effort as was executed in the 2024 elections? I haven't heard anything, but would be pleased if there were.

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Higher energy costs from the Iran war are a key driver, but note that ex-fuel & food PPI is still up 4.9% YoY.

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So, when this thing wraps up and oil/gas go back DOWN to pre-Iran levels, these metrics will be negative.

Maybe soon enough that there will be reports of NEGATIVE inflation.

What will the media report? Will they ignore the fuel in their reporting?

Is Trump playing 2,509,642 D chess?

ts5641 said:

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No Spin Ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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And Trump said he loves it, right?! LOL.

He better stop loving it or the Marxists will take over congress in November.

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Anyone else seeing Trump's "I love it" being all over the airwaves and interwebs in the fall right before the elections?

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That won't be near the issue cheating is.

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If only there were some sort of pending congressional act that would put a stop to all that.

Colonel Kurtz said:

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ts5641 said:

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No Spin Ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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And Trump said he loves it, right?! LOL.

He better stop loving it or the Marxists will take over congress in November.

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Anyone else seeing Trump's "I love it" being all over the airwaves and interwebs in the fall right before the elections?

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That won't be near the issue cheating is.

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If only there were some sort of pending congressional act that would put a stop to all that.

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It's pretty obvious the SAVE Act isn't passing into law. Republicans should act accordingly, but it sure seems like they want to lose control of Congress on purpose. I'd love to be wrong. The GOP should be spending massive money on election monitoring and legal challenges in November.

Trump has asked Congress to suspend federal taxes on gasoline. Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer has said they will vote against it.

Science Denier said:

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Higher energy costs from the Iran war are a key driver, but note that ex-fuel & food PPI is still up 4.9% YoY.

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So, when this thing wraps up and oil/gas go back DOWN to pre-Iran levels, these metrics will be negative.

Maybe soon enough that there will be reports of NEGATIVE inflation.

What will the media report? Will they ignore the fuel in their reporting?

Is Trump playing 2,509,642 D chess?

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you can guarantee OP be making those threads.

Science Denier said:

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Higher energy costs from the Iran war are a key driver, but note that ex-fuel & food PPI is still up 4.9% YoY.

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So, when this thing wraps up and oil/gas go back DOWN to pre-Iran levels, these metrics will be negative.

Maybe soon enough that there will be reports of NEGATIVE inflation.

What will the media report? Will they ignore the fuel in their reporting?

Is Trump playing 2,509,642 D chess?

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A lot of moving parts on this topic for sure.

We know the media will magnify any perceived shortcomings under a (R) president and ignore them for a Dem. The track record speaks for itself.

I don't support all of Trump's agenda but enough of it to be solidly in his corner. Even with those areas of disagreement, his platform is an order of magnitude better than that of the wacky Dem marxists.

From a practical what-can-you-do-about-it standpoint, I want to see Trump and his team play straight with the American public and stop trying to spin it. People know the real story regardless of what comes out of the talking heads in DC. He will earn more credibility with voters and possibly help retain some seats in Congress if he'll just shoot it straight and spend more time explaining what's he's doing to try and improve things instead of putting his foot in his mouth with "I love inflation" comments that will be circulated endlessly in Dem campaign videos this fall.

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Science Denier said:

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Higher energy costs from the Iran war are a key driver, but note that ex-fuel & food PPI is still up 4.9% YoY.

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So, when this thing wraps up and oil/gas go back DOWN to pre-Iran levels, these metrics will be negative.

Maybe soon enough that there will be reports of NEGATIVE inflation.

What will the media report? Will they ignore the fuel in their reporting?

Is Trump playing 2,509,642 D chess?

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A lot of moving parts on this topic for sure.

We know the media will magnify any perceived shortcomings under a (R) president and ignore them for a Dem. The track record speaks for itself.

I don't support all of Trump's agenda but enough of it to be solidly in his corner. Even with those areas of disagreement, his platform is an order of magnitude better than that of the wacky Dem marxists.

From a practical what-can-you-do-about-it standpoint, I want to see Trump and his team play straight with the American public and stop trying to spin it. People know the real story regardless of what comes out of the talking heads in DC. He will earn more credibility with voters and possibly help retain some seats in Congress if he'll just shoot it straight and spend more time explaining what's he's doing to try and improve things instead of putting his foot in his mouth with "I love inflation" comments that will be circulated endlessly in Dem campaign videos this fall.

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That last paragraph is a pretty big ask.

Well, would we have rather waited until Iran pulled a North Korea and tested both a viable medium range ballistic missile and then a nuclear test detonation, and THEN closed the strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic except those that would pay a bribe?

The higher oil prices were almost inevitable due to this. It was just a matter of when and for how long.

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No Spin Ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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And Trump said he loves it, right?! LOL.

He better stop loving it or the Marxists will take over congress in November.

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Anyone else seeing Trump's "I love it" being all over the airwaves and interwebs in the fall right before the elections?

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That won't be near the issue cheating is.

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To maga, you're right, it won't.

To everyone else who is not happy with having to pay more for things since Trump has been in office, they likely might feel differently.

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just a tremendous lack of foresight and judgment from trump and his admin getting into this mess with iran

but hey, remember we should all feel honored to pay higher prices to finally end radical islam in iran (lol)

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This board also wants you to feel honored to pay more for US goods over Chinese goods. Because Chinese goods are **** and you should never have bought cheap things.

Pinochet said:

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Old McDonald said:

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just a tremendous lack of foresight and judgment from trump and his admin getting into this mess with iran

but hey, remember we should all feel honored to pay higher prices to finally end radical islam in iran (lol)

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This board also wants you to feel honored to pay more for US goods over Chinese goods. Because Chinese goods are **** and you should never have bought cheap things.

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Go to China and buy all the pirated movies and knock off computers / electronics you want.

Back in the good ol days when selling out main street for disposable TVs was America First.

Too funny.

Old McDonald said:

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just a tremendous lack of foresight and judgment from trump and his admin getting into this mess with iran

but hey, remember we should all feel honored to pay higher prices to finally end radical islam in iran (lol)

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It would probably be much better if we had a foreign policy where other countries can kill our soldiers and in retaliation we bomb and kill innocent civilians…so before you spew your nonsense, you might want to do some reflection on the party you support

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Science Denier said:

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Higher energy costs from the Iran war are a key driver, but note that ex-fuel & food PPI is still up 4.9% YoY.

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So, when this thing wraps up and oil/gas go back DOWN to pre-Iran levels, these metrics will be negative.

Maybe soon enough that there will be reports of NEGATIVE inflation.

What will the media report? Will they ignore the fuel in their reporting?

Is Trump playing 2,509,642 D chess?

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A lot of moving parts on this topic for sure.

We know the media will magnify any perceived shortcomings under a (R) president and ignore them for a Dem. The track record speaks for itself.

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The track record actually shows the media does a pretty decent job at reporting the shortcomings of both. Rs and Ds always accuse the media of not being critical enough of the other party.

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I don't support all of Trump's agenda but enough of it to be solidly in his corner. Even with those areas of disagreement, his platform is an order of magnitude better than that of the wacky Dem marxists.

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Trump's platform on border control and H1B and immigration has mostly been excellent. The Biden Administration's actions on those issues was disastrous, wrong, and stupid.

Unfortunately the rest of Trump's platform and policies have mostly been a disaster. There is a high probability the downstream effects will end up being worse than GWB's.

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From a practical what-can-you-do-about-it standpoint, I want to see Trump and his team play straight with the American public and stop trying to spin it. People know the real story regardless of what comes out of the talking heads in DC. He will earn more credibility with voters and possibly help retain some seats in Congress if he'll just shoot it straight and spend more time explaining what's he's doing to try and improve things instead of putting his foot in his mouth with "I love inflation" comments that will be circulated endlessly in Dem campaign videos this fall.

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The analysis and conclusions in this paragraph are spot on. The GOP would get better results in the Nov 2026 Congressional elections if the Trump Administration stopped its lying and corruption. But that is akin to asking a leopard to change its spots.

Eggs are cheaper and some silly ass monument for its pool bottom repainted. What more do you want!?

DeschutesAg said:

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MemphisAg1 said:

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Science Denier said:

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Higher energy costs from the Iran war are a key driver, but note that ex-fuel & food PPI is still up 4.9% YoY.

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So, when this thing wraps up and oil/gas go back DOWN to pre-Iran levels, these metrics will be negative.

Maybe soon enough that there will be reports of NEGATIVE inflation.

What will the media report? Will they ignore the fuel in their reporting?

Is Trump playing 2,509,642 D chess?

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A lot of moving parts on this topic for sure.

We know the media will magnify any perceived shortcomings under a (R) president and ignore them for a Dem. The track record speaks for itself.

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The track record actually shows the media does a pretty decent job at reporting the shortcomings of both. Rs and Ds always accuse the media of not being critical enough of the other party.

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That statement is laughable beyond belief. There is no way anyone with credibility can make that statement with a straight face.

Golden Age!

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Unless the federal debt clock starts going in reverse, I don't see deflation on the horizon.

The "media" in the USA is comprised of thousands of outlets that collectively provide Americans with an extremely wide spectrum (extreme far left to center to extreme far right) of perspectives and disparate views in its coverage of news and current events. That is an inarguable fact.

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Trump has sounded like clueless idiot since the Iran war started

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Him sounding like a clueless idiot was a staple long before the Iran war started.

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Hey, maybe his magnets got wet!

Who are you to judge!?

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Golden Age!

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That's the thing people are not buying it! Trump just was yesterday saying it the best economy ever.

For who ? Jarred who is buying an island? For his sons who are killing it in drone companies for the military. For the MIC food chain?

The average person who fills their truck up or goes to the grocery store knows this is total BS!

A big part of Trump's appeal has always been his connection to the average person and it worked really well when he could blame others for their problems!

But now it's all Republicans in control.

Campaign and win on affordability and peace. Lose just as easily on nothing being affordable and war.

DeschutesAg said:

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The "media" in the USA is comprised of thousands of outlets that collectively provide Americans with an extremely wide spectrum (extreme far left to center to extreme far right) of perspectives and disparate views in its coverage of news and current events. That is an inarguable fact.

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And most, if not all, are absolute trash.

Facts aren't right or left.

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zoneag said:

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Golden Age!

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That's the thing people are not buying it! Trump just was yesterday saying it the best economy ever.

For who ? Jarred who is buying an island? For his sons who are killing it in drone companies for the military. For the MIC food chain?

The average person who fills their truck up or goes to the grocery store knows this is total BS!

A big part of Trump's appeal has always been his connection to the average person and it worked really well when he could blame others for their problems!

But now it's all Republicans in control.

Campaign and win on affordability and peace. Lose just as easily on nothing being affordable and war.

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What problems are you facing now that you were not before?

DeschutesAg said:

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The "media" in the USA is comprised of thousands of outlets that collectively provide Americans with an extremely wide spectrum (extreme far left to center to extreme far right) of perspectives and disparate views in its coverage of news and current events. That is an inarguable fact.

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And the mainstream media, with few exceptions, looks past Democrats while ripping Republicans for the same behavior. That is also an inarguable fact for anyone capable of seeing the world somewhat objectively.

Another fact... I started this thread on PPI inflation and don't want a one-off comment on media to derail the conversation. Please take it elsewhere if you want to continue peddling a fantasy story of equal treatment by the media for political parties.

Not great, Bob.