Core finished goods PPI declines, but service sector prices accelerate
The headline number for yesterday’s October 2009 Producer Price Index report gives us inflation worrywarts…
November 2009
writejesse WSJ columnist pooh-poohs risk of inflation
Despite record-high gold prices (up 52 % in the past year), strong demand for treasury…
Massachusetts health insurance premiums rising fast
In the state that serves as a model for Obamacare, officials are frustrated by a…
U.K. auto insurance premiums up 23 percent in last two years
Insurance Daily: Sainsbury’s Finance estimates that the annual cost of running a car has increased…
Report: San Diego home prices are soaring
Prices up 14 percent in the last eight months, according to local research groups. Demand…
U.K. inflation rate is slightly higher than expected
Bloomberg: The U.K. inflation rate rose more than economists forecast in October, climbing for the…
Boston Red Sox raise ticket prices
Boston Globe: After freezing ticket prices a year ago in recognition of the national recession,…
Copper prices hit 13-month high
Above $3.10 per pound for first time since September 2008.
Tokyo Steel Raises its Prices to Cover Rising Costs of Raw Materials
Bloomberg: Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Japan’s largest maker of construction girders, will increase prices of…
NYT: Prescription Drug Prices up 9 percent in Past Year
NYTimes: Even as drug makers promise to support Washington’s health care overhaul by shaving $8…