Damn! The central bank guys in suits and ties have finally exploded! I haven't seen such a lively internal conflict in thirty years—this July, two big shots from the Federal Reserve actually slammed the table and sang a different tune! It's the first time since '93, brothers. Over in the UK, it’s even more ridiculous; to lower interest rates, it was like haggling in the market, they had to vote twice just to barely get through! Four votes for lowering, four votes against it, and one tough guy even shouted to cut it in half! The central bank's treasury is almost a scene of slaughter; decision-making? Decision-making my ass! It’s all headless flies bumping around!
Inflation has gone crazy! Prices in the UK are like they are on drugs, they were lying dead on the ground last September (1.7%), and by June this year, they shot up to 3.6%! The central bank folks still have the nerve to predict: Don't rush, it will rise to 3.75% in the third quarter! Ha, predictions? I see it as preparing the public for being slaughtered! What's even worse is the economy; the GDP is as soft as mud, and the job market is freezing. The Bank of England governor Bailey did say something sensible: right now, it’s "wolves (inflation) in front and tigers (recession) behind", where are interest rates headed? Who knows!
Americans shouldn't laugh! Their PCE price index is deaf, straying further from the 2% target. The latest service industry report is even scarier—new orders are wilting, but the price index shot up to 64.3! What kind of magical reality is this? Demand is frozen, costs are burning up, and companies are getting roasted in the middle! This isn’t called an economy; this is a large-scale barbecue scene!
Who started the fire? Apollo's Slock directly flipped the table: the tariff stick is swinging wildly! Immigration policies are being messed up! The dollar is slipping down like it has taken a laxative! Plus, over in the UK, they are thinking about raising taxes on businesses and increasing income tax for the public... Is this regulation? This is clearly adding fuel to the fire, jumping in with a gasoline can! Costs can't be lowered and are fully passed on to prices; how much can the common people endure with just a few pennies in their pockets?
(Slamming the table) The central bank guys are red-faced and bickering, which just proves they are feeling insecure! One side has prices threatening like a butcher's knife, and the other side has the old economic bull about to collapse. Lower interest rates? Inflation will bite your throat immediately! Raise interest rates? Companies will die on the spot! This isn’t a choice question; this is a life-and-death question!
The most ironic thing is: while these people are arguing like crazy, the Wall Street vampires are secretly adjusting their positions. Ordinary people's pensions are shrinking, and pork prices in the market are going insane. When the gods on high start tearing their faces off, guess who ends up unlucky? No matter how tightly you hold your wallet, can you outrun the double siege of the printing press and rising prices?
A soul-crushing reality: The scythe of inflation is already sharpened, and the noose of recession is quietly tightening. I just want to ask—when the central bank itself is like an ant on a hot pot, how much meat do you have left in your bowl for the capitalists to carve?
