Notes today: 

• The Senior Citizens League estimates that US Social Security could be increase by as much as 6.1% 

• US Census shows US growth driven by minorities; white pop falls under 60 percent. 

• US Inflation remained at 5.4% in July, the same YoY level reported in June. 

• The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.0 percent in July, as prices for final demand services advanced 1.1 % and the index for final demand goods rose 0.6%. The final demand index moved up 7.8% for the 12 months ended in July. 

• The world’s currently home to about 7.9 billion people, but this number’s growing constantly.
• The UN thinks there’ll be 9.7 billion people on the planet by 2050. 

• The FDA is reportedly planning to authorize booster shots for immunocompromised Americans. 

• California became the first state to require all school employees to either be vaccinated or submit to regular testing. 

• The Chinese Communist Party announced a new five-year economic plan that will strengthen its grip on crucial sectors, signaling that its corporate regulatory crackdown will extend for years. 

• Britain’s economy grew by 4.8% between April and June compared with the previous quarter.

• The US spent $88 billion $ training the Afghan Army for 20 years. It collapsed in 1 month.