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I’ll start this post with a multiple choice question. The government will bail out GM and the other Big 3 for which of the following reasons?

This is an update to a post I made on May 7th. I’ve copied most of the significant text so I took down the old post. According to AAA, the average nationwide gasoline price hit another all-time high a couple of weeks ago at $3.22/gallon, besting its previous record of $3.06/gallon on August 11, 2006. Some are calling for energy prices to continue to move up calling for $4/gallon gas. Well, allow me to add some fuel to the speculation fire (pun intended). Over the last eight months, we have seen an uncharacteristic draw in energy inventories which makes a solid case for higher energy prices this summer. Before I continue, let me provide a quick primer on the nature of energy inventories and shoulder seasons.

By proceeding, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Disclaimer, Performance Reporting Disclosure and Copyright Statements . The following is an update of a post that I wrote on April 17th, 2007 regarding the probability of a Goldilocks scenario versus Stagflation. I’ll update the data on the last day of each month and repost it.

By proceeding, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Disclaimer, Performance Reporting Disclosure and Copyright Statements . The following is an update of a post that I wrote on April 17th, 2007 regarding the probability of a Goldilocks scenario versus Stagflation. I’ll update the data on the last day of each month and repost it.

By proceeding, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Disclaimer, Performance Reporting Disclosure and Copyright Statements . This morning the government reported an increase in the Consumer Price Index or CPI of 0.6% over last month’s reading while Core CPI rose 0.1%. While the Core number seems “contained”, the real CPI is pretty hot.