Heavy demand for low-end homes in Bakersfield, Calif.
Yet another data point providing evidence of an emerging housing recovery: With 8,560 foreclosures last…
writejesse Worried about deflation? Then you’ll love what’s happening to college tuition.
We keep hearing about falling prices and intense deflationary pressures and the “new frugality,” but…
AT&T to increase landline rates by more than 20 percent
San Jose Mercury News: For the second time in two years, AT&T is raising local…
Do low long-term interest rates prove that inflation is not a threat?
At Carpe Diem, Mark Perry asks: How could … long-term rates be so low if…
U.S. housing: sustainable bottom or dead cat bounce?
At Morningstar UK, Eric Landry argues, essentially, that the U.S. housing market is probably bottoming.…
Crude oil rising; here come higher gas prices…
With crude oil prices rapidly approaching $80 per barrel, expect gasoline prices at the pump…
Does the Labor Department’s latest consumer price report prove that “inflation is still a remote concern”?
The U.S. Labor Department’s consumer price report is being touted as evidence that “inflation is…
U.S.-China trade tensions escalating; United Steelworkers eyeing paper, glass, cement imports.
Last week, the U.S. Commerce Department announced it was considering imposing a tariff of nearly…
“Inflation [in India] is poised to shoot through the roof.”
Lombard Street Research Ltd. joins Nomura in sounding the alarm over inflation in India. Bloomberg…
New Zealand prices accelerate
Add New Zealand to the list of countries confronting higher-than-expected infation. From Bloomberg News: New…