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…
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Dr. Duru Fleckenstein declares deflation “dead”
I am two months late on this one. In February, Bill Fleckenstein refuted the notion…
The Federal Reserve debates inflation
With so much heated debate and discussion about inflation in the media these days, I…
Still room for more rate hikes in China
In “China inflation may hit 6 pct, no end to tightening -paper“, Reuters reports that…
Evans not worried about inflation because of high unemployment
Charles Evans, President of the Chicago Federal Reserve, recently spoke at The Darla Moore School…
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…
Swiss National Bank increases near-term inflation forecast
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced its latest monetary policy today with the very provocative…
Trichet – “risks to the outlook for price developments are on the upside”
Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), sees inflation and appears ready to…
Dudley remains focused on the U.S. output gap
Gavyn Davies at the Financial Times writes a good review and critique of William Dudley’s…