Should You Freak Out About Inflation?

Fuel costs are up 37%+. Raw steel is up 57%. February 01, 2022 [UNSUBSCRIBE]( | [WEBSITE]( [Altucher Confidential] It’s come to our attention that you might be missing out on extra benefits exclusively for Altucher Confidential subscribers. Check out our website where you can find archives, updates, and everything else included in your subscription. You can access it by [clicking here now](. “History will look favorably on those that make it through this period of volatility. Your job is to survive and thrive in the turmoil.” [HERO IMAGE] Should You Freak Out About Inflation? By Chris Campbell Urgent Note From James – Response Requested By 02/01 [Read more here...]( Hey, it’s James. [I just made a massive change to my Altucher’s Investment Network newsletter.]( This is one of the biggest changes to a newsletter in the history of our business… As far as I know, nothing like it has ever been done before. What’s going on? In short, I’m adding 3 brand-new benefits to this all-new “Pro level” of Altucher’s Investment Network. And as one of my readers, I’d hate to see you left behind. That’s why – for a very limited time, until the timer below hits 0 – [you’ll be able to upgrade your current subscription to this new “Pro level” by clicking here.]( [Seriously. Just click here now to see how to claim your upgrade.]( [Read more here...]( But hurry. Once the timer hits 0, it’ll be too late. I’d hate to see you left behind. Fuel costs are up 37%+. Raw steel is up 57% There are still tons of ships at the port of LA. Ocean shipping costs are up 76%. There’s a massive labor shortage. Shipping container costs are up 500%+. One barrel of oil just hit $88. Supply chain specialists say these problems are nothing new. What’s new is they’ve never had to deal with ALL of them all at once. Meanwhile, they have little faith that D.C. will help in any meaningful way. In October, we saw the Biden administration “jump into action” to address the bottlenecks at the major ports. [IMG 1] But it was a sham. While the administration said that they put the ports on 24/7 operations… All they really did was move the ships further out to make the ports appear less congested — [using air quality as the excuse](. How do we know this? Because productivity kept dropping. In October, it was down 7%. In November, it was down almost 9%. And in December? Down 10.5%. [IMG 2] What does this mean? IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM JAMES ALTUCHER [Click here for more...]( media will blame the volatile markets on anything from the coronavirus to inflation… [But something more sinister is causing them to swing up and down…]( One former hedge fund manager claims it has everything to do with the computers on Wall Street… [He explains everything in his short video here.]( More Inflation Woes? “Talk to any trader and they’ll tell you the same thing,” James said this week. “Inflation is the number one thing on their minds these days.” With inflation concerns on the rise, all markets took a nosedive in the first month of 2022. There’s a growing belief that the Fed is impotent. The question is begged: With markets of all kinds struggling to start the year, should investors just cash out and hide under the bed? “Absolutely not!” says James. In short, it’s too early to freak out about runaway inflation. “Although the financial news will have you fear the inflation boogeyman, I expect that any inflation truly will be transitory as technology steps in to increase efficiency and reduce cost.” James gives one example: McDonald’s. Recently, McDonald’s released a dismal quarterly earnings and revenue report. It was a complete miss.The company blamed rising costs in labor and materials. McDonald’s has two choices: raise prices or innovate. If they raise prices, other fast food chains could capitalize by innovating or just holding prices steady. “The more likely response,” James writes, “is that in order to combat increasing costs, Mcdonald’s will have to get more efficient. Decreases in the cost and time to deploy new technologies have made it easier than ever for businesses to cut costs in innovative ways.” Specifically, says James, “technologies like self-checkout and automated drive-thru ordering can eliminate 1-2 employees per shift. Payment technology like cryptocurrency can eliminate the 2% overhead the company pays for every credit card transaction.” And these technologies are just the tip of the iceberg: “Across McDonald’s supply chain there are countless opportunities to improve efficiency by using better inventory management, planning, and delivery optimization.” And it’s not just McDonald’s, says James: “I expect that as inflation begins to take off, companies of all kinds will need to innovate to reduce costs, ultimately making our economy more efficient.” The rationally optimistic case is that technology will continue to pick up the slack. And, in many ways, it’s already happening. After all, anyone who wants to make a huge bet on where the jobs will be in the future… You’d be crazy not to bet on technology. A Tale of Two Economies But not everything is going to be fixed. Some things will just die and fall by the wayside. It’s obvious, for example, our political leaders are incapable of solving these problems. It’s becoming harder and harder to pretend they can, too. We’ll look at the “doomer optimist” case tomorrow with James’ long-time friend Tucker Max. Whatever happens… History will look favorably on those that make it through this period of volatility. Your job is to survive and thrive in the turmoil. That’s why, if you plan on trading ANY stocks this year… James and our research team want you to see what they’ve uncovered. Put simply, it’s the first algorithm designed to compete with Wall Street bots. While everyone else is afraid of volatility, you’ll learn to LOVE it. 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