Category: Inflation
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Another Round Of Consumer Price Increases On The Way / Economics / Inflation
By: Clif_Droke
The ongoing economic depression has the middle class behind the proverbial eight ball. Not only has it resulted in the deflation of housing values but the stimulus efforts of the last two years have resulted in increased retail prices. This is one of the important signs that the depression has a lot longer to run, for until we see a substantial drop in consumer prices deflation's work isn't done.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monetary Tsunami Is Coming / Economics / Inflation
By: Frank_Shostak
In his speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August 26, 2011, the Fed chairman disappointed most pundits. He did not promise another massive infusion of fake money, i.e., QE3. I suspect that a strengthening in bank lending is an important factor behind the Fed's decision to postpone the pushing of more money into the economy.
Friday, August 19, 2011
The Fed’s Focus is on Economic Growth Not Inflation / Economics / Inflation
By: Asha_Bangalore
Of the several economic reports published this morning, existing home sales data of July and the August factory activity report of the Philadelphia Fed take precedence over the July Consumer Price Index because inflation is likely to moderate if weak economic conditions persist in the near term.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
U.S. Whole Sale Prices Inflation Lifted by Food and Tobacco / Economics / Inflation
By: Paul_L_Kasriel
The Producer Price Index (PPI) of Finished Goods rose 0.2% in July after a 0.4% drop in the prior month. The 0.6% decline in energy prices provided a partial offset to higher prices of other items. Lower prices for gasoline led to the drop in the finished energy price index. An increase in prices of beef, veal, and fresh fruits led to the 0.6% jump in food prices during July, following a similar increase in the previous month. On a year-to-year basis, the finished goods price index has risen 7.2%.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
U.S. Economy Inflation R.I.P. Deflation / Economics / Inflation
By: EconMatters
Despite a big 4.4% drop off from energy prices in June following a 1.0% fall in May, the latest BLS data showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June was still up 3.6% year-over-year.
The core CPI (less food and energy), an inflation gauge watched closely by the Federal Reserve, also increased 1.6% year-over-year, and has been steadily rising and most of the increase has come within the past six months. (See Charts Below)
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
U.S. CPI Inflation - Lower Energy Prices Account for Decline / Economics / Inflation
By: Paul_L_Kasriel
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.2% in June vs. a 0.2% increase in the prior month. The 6.8% drop of the gasoline price index accounted for a large part of the decline in the headline number. The food price index moved up 0.2% in June, the smallest increase for the year. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3% in June, matching the gain posted in May.
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Staring Down China's Inflation Dragon / Economics / Inflation
By: EconMatters
China’s inflation jumped to its highest in three years with consumer price index (CPI) surging 6.4% year-over-year in June (See Chart Below). The spike has been fueled by escalating food prices despite that the central bank’s effort to tame inflation by pushing up the RRR (Reserve Requirement Ratio) for commercial banks six times this year, while raising interest rates five times since September, most recently on July 6.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Inflation Asides / Economics / Inflation
By: Fred_Sheehan
A note from a reader: In 1977 I accidentally ran into a high school friend of mine who had taken an advanced degree in mathematics and statistical analysis. He was working for [Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur] Burn's Fed. He informed me that he was working on a new methodology of calculating the inflation rate. When I asked what it was based on he demurred saying it was "Classified Secret." I was truly stunned. He did imply that, when done, the new methodology would greatly reduce the reported value. Sure enough, during the Volcker Fed, the new methodology was introduced and has been modified since then to greatly reduce the reported numbers. It made the Volcker effort at controlling inflation seem much more effective than it actually was.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Say Goodbye to Your Standard of Living, Inflating Away America's Future / Politics / Inflation
By: Money_Morning
Michael Pento writes: Americans are suffering from a lack of adequate savings to fund a comfortable retirement. Our growing debt burdens virtually assure us that the lofty living standards of today will soon be nothing more than a long forgotten memory.
Those ideas are now becoming more promulgated.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
U.S. Dollar Repatriation and Inflation / Economics / Inflation
By: Jeff_Lewis
It’s starting to look like the corporate world will soon get another pass from Congress on paying its international tax bill. Last proposed and passed in 2005, a dollar repatriation holiday would allow companies to bring dollars on overseas back to the United States with only a 5.25% tax rate.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
U.S. Inflation Sick Minds / Politics / Inflation
By: Fred_Sheehan
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES - June 22, 2011 - "Lawmakers are considering changing how the Consumer Price Index is calculated, a move that could save perhaps $220 billion and represent significant progress in the ongoing federal debt ceiling and deficit reduction talks.
"According to congressional aides familiar with the discussions, the proposal would shift how the Consumer Price Index is calculated to reflect how people tend to change spending patterns when prices increase. For example, consumers tend to drive less when gas prices increase dramatically.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Stealth QE3 Comes to Fruition, Soaring Inflation is Next / Economics / Inflation
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did what most everyone expected yesterday (Wednesday) at the culmination of the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) two-day meeting - he left average Americans vulnerable to the pangs of higher prices and soaring inflation.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Market Assessment of Inflation Has Changed / Economics / Inflation
By: Asha_Bangalore
The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), which excludes food and energy, increased 0.3% in May from the previous month and moved up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis and which leaves the Fed less comfortable than it has been in the past few months.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
U.S. Core Wholesale Prices to Consumer Prices Pass Through is Not Here Yet / Economics / Inflation
By: Asha_Bangalore
The Producer Price Index (PPI) of Finished Goods increased 0.2% in May, following larger gains in each of the past five months. A 1.5% jump in energy prices was offset partly by a 1.4% drop in food prices during May. The BLS indicated that energy prices accounted for a large part of the increase in the wholesale price index. Energy prices have risen for eight straight months.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
UK CPI Inflation Holds at 4.5% as Stealth Theft of Wealth and Debt Default Continues / Economics / Inflation
By: Nadeem_Walayat
UK CPI Inflation remained at 4.5% for the month of May at more than twice the Bank of England's 2% target that continues to make a mockery of the central bank who's primary remit is supposedly price stability, where 3% is supposed to be the maximum level a break of which was supposedly to trigger panic responses to bring inflation under control, instead of which the Bank of England has instead opted to pump out temporarily high inflation propaganda for the past 18 months. Meanwhile the more recognised RPI Inflation measure nudged higher to 5.2% which is set against average pay rises of just 2%.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Bank of England's Phony Inflation Panic, Greece Bankrupt Again, Silver Crash 2011 / News_Letter / Inflation
By: NewsLetter
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Thursday, June 09, 2011
Different Measures of Inflation / Economics / Inflation
By: Asha_Bangalore
Concern about imminent inflation is at the heart of criticism of the Fed's quantitative easing programs. Charts 1 and 2 depict recent trends of much tracked price gauges and the main take away from these charts is that inflation excluding food and energy are contained and higher energy prices have translated into only a less than proportionate increase in core prices.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
How to Shelter Your Cash From Inflation / Personal_Finance / Inflation
By: Terry_Coxon
Terry Coxon, The Casey Report writes: The high rate of inflation most of us believe is waiting not too far down the road will be an earthquake for investment markets. The likely winners (gold, silver, precious metals stocks) and the likely losers (long-term bonds and most stocks) aren’t too hard to identify. But separating the sheep from the goats is only one element for financial success in an environment of rapidly rising consumer prices.
Friday, June 03, 2011
Inflation Expectations Reflect Slowing U.S. Economic Conditions / Economics / Inflation
By: Asha_Bangalore
Latest economic data (ISM manufacturing survey results for May, auto sales of May, factory production of April, consumer spending of April) underscore the shift in business momentum to a slower pace during the past two months. Consistent with this change, inflation expectations have declined.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
UK Inflation Invisible to Government Politicians Such as Vince Cable / Economics / Inflation
By: Adrian_Ash
Where-oh-where can all this inflation – which doesn't exist – be coming from...?
THERE'S NONE so blind as those who claim they can see.
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