Odd Lots: Why the Price of Oil and Beef Makes No Sense (Podcast)
Whether it’s the price of a barrel of Brent crude or a pound of beef, it’s clear prices are skyrocketing for all kinds of goods and commodities. Price shocks and shortages are, if anything, the way consumers understand the economy right now — at the grocery store or at the gas pump. Certainly, current (and future) shocks can be explained by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But the environment is weirder than just across the board price increases: The price of corn has barely moved, for instaالمصدر: Bloomberg | Source: Bloomberg
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