Chicago PMI Comes At Highest Since 1988, Surging Input Prices Blamed On "TOO MANY FRICKEN SPECULATORS" [sic]

``the Chicago PMI expanded for the 17th consecutive month, grateful for the US policy of total and utter dollar annihilation, printing at 71.2, higher than expectations of 67.5 and the prior print of 68.8. This is the highest since July 1988. And confirming just how credible the data is, the New Order index came at the highest level since 1983. No surprise that inventories surged from 54.5 to 60.2: gotta keep the myth alive. And while priced paid remained near cycle highs, the employment index, in as much anyone cares, dropped from 64.1 to 59.8.''