Coffee watch:
The $12 USD can of coffee 2 weeks ago was today $14. This was the ‘on sale’ price. This is 80 to 100% higher than a few months ago. I can’t be more specific than saying a while back it was 7 or 8 dollars.
Trump’s Economic Promises;
“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.”
“Under my administration, we will be slashing energy and electricity prices by half within 12 months, at a maximum 18 months”
“A vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper”
Don’t forget the 10% year-to-date dollar depreciation.
1 USD is becoming less and less valuable relative to other currencies:
1 USD = 0.854193 EUR
1 USD = 0.746082 GBP
1 USD = 0.796331 CHF
Dollar depreciation creates higher inflation in the US. If the dollar weakens another 10% next year, inflation will worsen:
Morgan Stanley notes that the dollar’s drop this year is the biggest decline since 1973 and says the greenback “could lose another 10% by the end of 2026.
” According to Colbert and actor Jeremy Strong on Thursday, “we risk losing essentially everything” to climate change, and it is Bush’s fault.
“Colbert teed up Strong, “You have a documentary about our burning world.”
“An appreciative Strong took the opportunity to promote the project, “Yeah, I executive produced an incredible documentary called The White House Effect that is coming out on Netflix at the end of next month. It’s coming out on Netflix on October 31, and thank you for giving me a chance to talk about it. You know, I really think it’s, like, mandatory viewing for anyone who cares about our planet, and… the film is a kind of origin story of the climate crisis and how we got into the, kind of, political quagmire that we are in now that has prevented any real action.”
Take 1) Pie-in-the-sky Net-Zero claptrap
Take 2) Cold reality )as in wintertime)
“The so-called “Energy Plan” is not an energy plan at all. It would more accurately be described as random musings and wishful thinking by some completely incompetent people who have no idea what they are doing. The so-called “Plan” envisions a future of a fully transformed energy system within the next 15-25 years. Yet it contains no meaningful feasibility analysis, nor any meaningful cost analysis. . . . It’s time to start over, with some people in charge who know what they are doing.
“So I think the vision of New York’s politicians and bureaucrats is to put their heads in the sand until this all falls apart, and then try to blame somebody else. We are living at peak absurdity. “
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Cap, If we post an excerpt with the EV link to the daily posting, do random people following the link get a free look?
I put it on Facebook and I can just read the whole article. Thank you Cap.
Coffee watch:
The $12 USD can of coffee 2 weeks ago was today $14. This was the ‘on sale’ price. This is 80 to 100% higher than a few months ago. I can’t be more specific than saying a while back it was 7 or 8 dollars.
Good trade relations between countries lower prices.
Free trade agreements increase competitiveness and lower the prices of goods and increase trade.
EU member states have the EFTA free trade agreement.
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay have the Mercosur free trade agreement.
The EU countries and Mercosur countries have concluded the EFTA-MERCOSUR FTA.
The EU has the world’s largest network of FTAs, with over 40 agreements with more than 70 countries, reflecting its extensive global trade policy.
The US has comprehensive free trade agreements in force with 20 countries.
The US has 50% tariffs on goods from Brazil.
What is the reason that goods such as coffee are more expensive in the US?
https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025/09/26/tariffs-hit-coffee/
Trump’s Economic Promises;
“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.”
“Under my administration, we will be slashing energy and electricity prices by half within 12 months, at a maximum 18 months”
“A vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper”
“Good trade relations between countries lower prices.”
We know that. The issue is adverse local cold conditions damaging coffee harvests.
Don’t forget the 10% year-to-date dollar depreciation.
1 USD is becoming less and less valuable relative to other currencies:
1 USD = 0.854193 EUR
1 USD = 0.746082 GBP
1 USD = 0.796331 CHF
Dollar depreciation creates higher inflation in the US. If the dollar weakens another 10% next year, inflation will worsen:
The U.S. dollar index was down 10 per cent year to date as of July 11, marking its weakest first-half performance since at least 1980.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/commodities/2025/09/22/losing-its-store-of-value-expert-attributes-golds-rally-stocks-surge-to-weak-us-dollar/
Morgan Stanley notes that the dollar’s drop this year is the biggest decline since 1973 and says the greenback “could lose another 10% by the end of 2026.
ARTICLE
Colbert, Strong Blame George H.W. Bush For Impending Climate Doom
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2025/09/26/colbert-strong-blame-george-hw-bush-impending-climate-doom
” According to Colbert and actor Jeremy Strong on Thursday, “we risk losing essentially everything” to climate change, and it is Bush’s fault.
“Colbert teed up Strong, “You have a documentary about our burning world.”
“An appreciative Strong took the opportunity to promote the project, “Yeah, I executive produced an incredible documentary called The White House Effect that is coming out on Netflix at the end of next month. It’s coming out on Netflix on October 31, and thank you for giving me a chance to talk about it. You know, I really think it’s, like, mandatory viewing for anyone who cares about our planet, and… the film is a kind of origin story of the climate crisis and how we got into the, kind of, political quagmire that we are in now that has prevented any real action.”
–Yuck, yuck…yeah, it’s all my fault.
ARTICLE
Two Takes On The Progress Of New York’s Energy Transformation
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2025-9-27-two-takes-on-the-progress-of-new-yorks-energy-plans
Take 1) Pie-in-the-sky Net-Zero claptrap
Take 2) Cold reality )as in wintertime)
“The so-called “Energy Plan” is not an energy plan at all. It would more accurately be described as random musings and wishful thinking by some completely incompetent people who have no idea what they are doing. The so-called “Plan” envisions a future of a fully transformed energy system within the next 15-25 years. Yet it contains no meaningful feasibility analysis, nor any meaningful cost analysis. . . . It’s time to start over, with some people in charge who know what they are doing.
“So I think the vision of New York’s politicians and bureaucrats is to put their heads in the sand until this all falls apart, and then try to blame somebody else. We are living at peak absurdity. “