Changing the measure of inflation to generate more government revenue
I read a short article in Planet Money that reminded me why I tend not…
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Dr. Duru Asian inflation may finally be cooling
Thanks to improvements in crop production, monetary tightening, a slowdown in economic growth rates, and…
The Federal Reserve May Choose to Ignore the Inflation Expectations of Households
(Originally appeared in “One-Twenty Two“) First, Bernanke made it clear he thinks gold is not…
A danger of inflation: The misallocation of resources on the way to sustained price increases (an explanation of the mission of Inflation Watch)
In January of this year, Professor Russ Roberts of George Mason University invited fellow economics…
Finally some “inflation” in Japan
It had to happen eventually…Japan’s core CPI finally experienced some year-over-year lift. In “Japan Core…
Service sector inflation at historic lows as the Fed “shoots blanks”
And now for a different perspective… In CNBC article “Data Double Take: Inflation for Majority…
Looking at CPI from all angles suggests an imminent problem
I typically ignore most of the inflation numbers reported by the government, but I could…
Shadow Government Statistics reports a 9.6% inflation rate using pre-1980 methods
CNBC provides a revealing summary of the latest newsletter from Shadow Government Statistics (SGS). According…
Still room for more rate hikes in China
In “China inflation may hit 6 pct, no end to tightening -paper“, Reuters reports that…
Wal-Marts CEO warns consumers on inflation
When the nation’s low-cost leader in retail warns about rising prices, people listen. Late last…