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#Inflation Was Moderate in July, but #Energy Prices Remain Elevated
The Consumer Price Index for July showed prices rose 3.4% from a year ago as the #war in #Iran dragged on.
#economy #CPI #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #tariffs #trade #Trump #recession #trumpcession
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This is actually terrifying. The whole of the #EU with the exception of Sweden and Denmark is in #heatwave. That means that #harvest is going to fail across much of Europe, and that means food prices are going to rise steeply.
#ClimateEmergency
#CostOfLiving
Ben Werdmuller (@ben@werd.social)
"The Reuters Climate Monitor shows where temperatures are unusually hot or cold in real time by comparing today’s conditions with what was typical in the past." i.e., it's a map of global temperatures above global norms - in real time.Ben Werdmuller (Werd Social)
Major #oil companies reap massive #profits as #US & #Iran #war drives #energy prices higher
US oil & #gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran & the US impeded #petroleum shipments & consumers around the world paid more for fuel & confronted shortages.
#BigOil #WarProfiteering #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
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