Now I don't buy many bottles of wine, only around the holidays. And I have just a small selection that we all seem to like. So it really is a pretty good sample of how prices, or at least wine prices are in this part of the country.

And it turned out to be a big surprise. Prices were most definitely not higher. In fact, many bottles were on sale. And the ones that weren't were, if anything lower than I remember.

But how can this be? Inflation is everywhere we are told.

Now I don't buy many bottles of wine, only around the holidays. And I have just a small selection that we all seem to like. So it really is a pretty good sample of how prices, or at least wine prices are in this part of the country.

And it turned out to be a big surprise. Prices were most definitely not higher. In fact, many bottles were on sale. And the ones that weren't were, if anything lower than I remember.

But how can this be? Inflation is everywhere we are told.

What a remarkable turn of events. In just eight days we had that disastrous first quarter GDP number, Which showed for the first time since the pandemic lock-down this economy is once again declining.

It will just take one more quarter like this, for the National Bureau of economic Research to declare this a full blown recession.

What a remarkable turn of events. In just eight days we had that disastrous first quarter GDP number, Which showed for the first time since the pandemic lock-down this economy is once again declining.

It will just take one more quarter like this, for the National Bureau of economic Research to declare this a full blown recession.

What a remarkable turn of events. In just eight days we had that disastrous first quarter GDP number, Which showed for the first time since the pandemic lock-down this economy is once again declining.

It will just take one more quarter like this, for the National Bureau of economic Research to declare this a full blown recession.

What a remarkable turn of events. In just eight days we had that disastrous first quarter GDP number, Which showed for the first time since the pandemic lock-down this economy is once again declining.

It will just take one more quarter like this, for the National Bureau of economic Research to declare this a full blown recession.

What a remarkable turn of events. In just eight days we had that disastrous first quarter GDP number, Which showed for the first time since the pandemic lock-down this economy is once again declining.

It will just take one more quarter like this, for the National Bureau of economic Research to declare this a full blown recession.

What a remarkable turn of events. In just eight days we had that disastrous first quarter GDP number, Which showed for the first time since the pandemic lock-down this economy is once again declining.

It will just take one more quarter like this, for the National Bureau of economic Research to declare this a full blown recession.

And yet, the first time the Fed takes a meaningful step in that direction. Wall street raises a tantrum.

The kicking and screaming could be heard through my quote machine. To say nothing of all that red on the screen.

...And yet, the first time the Fed takes a meaningful step in that direction. Wall street raises a tantrum.

The kicking and screaming could be heard through my quote machine. To say nothing of all that red on the screen.