Hershey’s increases wholesale prices 9.7%
The Hershey Company announced a comprehensive increase in prices today “across the majority of its…
March 2011
Dr. Duru Wal-Marts CEO warns consumers on inflation
When the nation’s low-cost leader in retail warns about rising prices, people listen. Late last…
High prices for cotton could soon add to the squeeze on food prices
In “Amber Waves to Ivory Bolls“, the NY Times describes the general rush of farmers…
Evans not worried about inflation because of high unemployment
Charles Evans, President of the Chicago Federal Reserve, recently spoke at The Darla Moore School…
Beware of bargain prices wrapped in smaller packages
The NY Times printed a mostly anecdotal article about companies hiding price increases in smaller…
Price declines continue for televisions
In “Philips Warns On TV Business As Price Pressures Remain“, the Wall Street Journal reports…
Price of soap and detergent going up in China
Reuters reports that Proctor & Gamble Company (PG) and Unliever (UL) are hiking the price…
Prices going up at the company lunch counter
It had to happen eventually. My company recently announced that prices in the company cafeteria…
Laurence Meyer confident in Fed’s ability to respond to an increase in inflation expectations
Laurence H. Meyer, a former governor of the Federal Reserve, wrote an op-ed in the…
A housing bubble in Switzerland?
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has been extremely reluctant to increase interest rates, presumably because…