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Economy
BLS PPI for April shows no near-term inflation threat
2025-05-15
summary:

January 2025 looked bad with a 1.1% increase and Feb looked almost as bad with a 0.4% increase but March and April 2025 looked much better with a -0.1 and +0.2 change respectively.

Posted by:Lord Garth

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🚨 April shocker: U.S. Treasury posts $258B surplus — 2nd largest ever.
• Tax receipts surged to $850B
• Customs duties (Trump tariffs) doubled to record $15.6B
• Borrowing needs down $53B this quarter

For a gov’t hooked on deficits, this is a rare fiscal win—driven by new trade policy.
7:34 PM · May 14, 2025
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-05-15 13:12  

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