The UK’s CPI inflation to remain stubbornly high for the next two years
On February 7th, The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) decided…
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Dr. Duru The costs of raising children in the U.S. continue to climb
On June 14th, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its 2011 cost estimates…
Relative, not absolute, oil prices impact the economy
James Hamilton posted a quick study of the impact of oil prices on car sales…
U.S. workers missing out on the “reflation celebration”
Several times on these pages, I have “celebrated” various confirmations of reflation as indicated by…
Reflation celebration for corporate executives in Arizona and Georgia
The spotlight is shining bright these days on executive pay. I have cited several stories…
China’s inflation could be worse but stimulus money sitting in investments, not consumption
Nightly Business Report produced a short video segment describing China’s inflation woes (transcript included) called…
CEOs recover all the pay they lost during the recession
America’s CEOs have been rewarded for performance that has driven corporate profits to record levels.…
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…
Deloitte survey suggests inflation expectations are not anchored
CNBC reviewed a recent Deloitte Consulting survey that probed for attitudes on inflation and spending…
Inflation cited as major factor in historic decline in UK standard of living
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) released a study on March 21 noting that the…