Kurt m. campbell articles
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Japan April PPI +0.9% y/y (expected +0.8%) & +0.3% m/m (expected +0.3%)
USD/JPY barely moving after this data.The PPI is also referred to as the Corporate Goods Price Index, its published by the Bank of Japan. ---The Producer Price Index (PPI) in Japan is also known as the Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI)its a measure of the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their outputis calculated by the Bank of JapanUnlike the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the price change that consumers see for a basket of goods and...
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A letter from Kurt Vonnegut
The wonderful Kurt Vonnegut introduced Kurt Vonnegut was an American author renowned for his distinctive voice, satirical wit, and profound insights into the human condition. Born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Vonnegut grew up amidst the tumult of the Great Depression and World War II, experiences that deeply influenced his writing. His work […]
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I’m too young to be eighty-four!
Here is a message I received from one of my grandkids this week. “Hey JB, it’s your birthday, and you just turned 84, I know you will live for many, many more.” I sure hope I do. I understand that I’m getting a bit older and that I cannot ignore life’s ending. But I’m not going to sit around like some Shakespeare character thinking about death. I would hope it is much more productive for me to make the most of my current state in life. Play the cards we are dealt. Then anticipate a lingering...