The Investment Thread

Yellen already dismissed this before congress.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ate-greed-is-to-blame-for-inflation#xj4y7vzkg
It's a nice populist talking point, but the fact of the matter is we kept printing and printing. That coupled with supply chain, the pandemic, the Federal Reserve's handling of the situation by calling it transitory and not addressing it sooner and our energy policy it was pretty clear to see what was happening if people were being honest with themselves.

My portfolio was up over 40% today because of all my short positions that I entered into last week(I even shorted Tesla).

I just don't have any confidence in those making the decisions right now and it has rewarded me.
What percentage is due to margin increases?

“Demand and supply is largely driving inflation,” Yellen said at a New York Times hosted event on Thursday, when asked about the view that corporate greed is a key cause. She said that it’s true that price-to-cost margins have gone up, but she said that’s not what’s driving inflation.