Inflation Increased .4% in April (5/10/23)

(5/10/23) It's Inflation Day: This morning's CPI Report recorded a .4% inflation increase in April (this show was broadcast prior to the numbers' release). The pressure is on to raise the debt ceiling to avoid "dire" results; the 2011 debt debacle resulted in a momentary market dip, follow by an upward surge; meanwhile NFIB Confidence is at a low ebb; The Debt Ceiling Dance: Dire or no? Why Bill Gross isn't worried. Why the gloom from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger? Americans living beyond their means; Debt is robbing from our future  to have it now. The ugly truth behind "buy now, pay later" plans. NFIB survey at lowest point since 2009; fallacies in the Jobs Report: Birth/Death Adjustment is a joke. Why Stanley Druckenmiller thinks we'll eventually be in Recession; where will investment opportunities lie? The negative effects of Work From Home: Commercial Real Estate takes a hit on reduced occupancy. SEG-1: Inflation Report Expectations, give or take SEG-2: The Debt Ceiling Dance SEG-3: Buffettpalooza Aftermath: Why so Negative? SEG-4: NFIB: The State of Small Business is Not Good Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Advisor Danny Ratliff, CFP  Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer -------- Watch today's show on our YouTube channel:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJulVWQhbp8&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=5s -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell | "Will Markets Move on CPI?" is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4TZ4owfrfg&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 --------  Here are articles mentioned in today's show: " "Minimum Wage & The Fed’s Biggest Fear" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/minimum-wage-the-feds-biggest-fear/ "Debt Ceiling Non-Crisis And The Fed’s Last Rate Hike" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/debt-ceiling-non-crisis-and-the-feds-last-rate-hike/ "Risk and Return Imaging" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/risk-and-return-imaging ------- Our previous show is here: "What Will To