tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post2953737476413452797..comments2024-03-23T10:55:30.196-05:00Comments on Cold Fusion Guy: An "Angry Market" for CommoditiesJim Peethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-75997269420319557132012-09-14T20:41:52.895-05:002012-09-14T20:41:52.895-05:00Star Tribune today: Rising gas prices cut into US ...Star Tribune today: <a href="http://www.startribune.com/business/169811346.html" rel="nofollow">Rising gas prices cut into US consumer spending; Fed moves could push prices higher</a><br /><br /><i>Higher gas prices are crimping consumer spending and slowing the already-weak U.S. economy. And they could get worse in the coming months.<br /><br />The Federal Reserve this week took steps to boost economic growth. But those stimulus measures are also pushing oil prices up. If gas prices follow, consumers will have less money to spend elsewhere.<br /><br />The impact of the Fed's actions "is likely to weigh on the value of the U.S. dollar and lift commodity prices," said Joseph Carson, U.S. economist at AllianceBernstein. "We would not be surprised if (it) fueled more inflation in coming months, squeezing the real income of U.S. workers."</i>Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-72757994148537836112012-09-14T19:30:53.881-05:002012-09-14T19:30:53.881-05:00Larry is the manager of the Managed Futures Soluti...Larry is the manager of the <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/p/fam/managed_futures_solutions_fund.html" rel="nofollow">Managed Futures Solutions funds</a>Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.com