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Anthony Hazzard
April 15, 2025

The state of the economy is quite uncertain right now. Inflation is falling, but what does that mean for us? Find out more later in this email. 

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📉 Cautiously Optimistic: Inflation Finally Near 2%

Uncertainty is the buzz word as far as the United States economy right now.

But at the moment, it appears that we’re quietly winning our long-term battle with inflation.

The March CPI report, published last week, came in lower than expectations at 2.4%. That’s the lowest number since February 2020. It’s within shouting distance of the Fed’s stated long-term goal of 2.0%.

Also, depending on who you trust, CPI could be a lagging indicator.

According to market analyst Anthony Pompliano, “Truflation” is a datapoint that’s acted as a harbinger for the CPI number. A leading indicator, if you will. Especially lately.

Truflation sat at 2.4% on Feb. 16, and is now sitting at 1.5%. If Pompliano is correct, we could reach or even fall below the 2% number within a few months.

That could trigger more rate cuts from the Fed, which would lower CD and savings account interest rates at banks. But it would also lower credit card, mortgage and auto loan rates.

Wrote Pompliano the morning of the March CPI report: “As I have been predicting, inflation is crashing. The headline inflation number dropped from 2.8% in February to 2.4% in March.

The prediction that inflation was dropping aggressively was easy. You could see it clearly in Truflation’s measurement, which is a real-time alternative inflation metric. Today the Truflation reading is at 1.3%, which is more than 50% lower than it was in December 2024.

So the good news is inflation is falling. The risk is that the Fed refuses to act in a timely manner, which leaves the economy exposed to a potential economic slowdown.”

📊 Stat of the Day

💸 +15-20%: Early 401(k) withdrawals are running ahead of historical norms by this percentage. Sherwood cited financial hardship as one of the main drivers. Congress also relaxed hardship withdrawal rules in recent years. Vanguard Group said a record 4.8% of its account holders made hardship withdrawals in 2024.

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🎙️ Podcast

We experienced a time of stagflation in the 1970s and 1980s that was really bad. Are we going to see it again soon? Clark explains what stagflation works, how it impacts interest rates and the short window we have right now to earn great rates on our cash. Also, did you know that you can now pay-in-four your food delivery bill? Clark explains the trend and why it’s bad news for your wallet.

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The Team Clark Consumer Action Center is a free helpline that can help you navigate your money questions. Call 636-492-5275. Visit clark.com/cac for more information.

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