San Francisco earns windfall from driving up the cost of parking on holidays
Parking enforcement is one of the sneakier ways a local government can drive up to…
Disguised inflation
Dr. Duru Bullard recommends targeting monetary policy at headline, not core, inflation
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis just published an article written by James Bullard,…
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…
Fleckenstein declares deflation “dead”
I am two months late on this one. In February, Bill Fleckenstein refuted the notion…
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…
Beware of bargain prices wrapped in smaller packages
The NY Times printed a mostly anecdotal article about companies hiding price increases in smaller…
Inflation hidden in higher unit costs
Thanks to Tim Ianoco for posting a link to this article from Fortune: “Why your…
“Stealth inflation”
At Davian Letter, Barbarian Capital discusses “stealth inflation”–“price increases that are not likely to be…
writejesse Food packages are shrinking, but prices remain the same
No it’s not your imagination. That roll of toilet paper you just bought really does…