A Golden Inflation Conundrum
Last week, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rallied on weak inflation news and pulled back on…
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Dr. Duru Bullard Ready to Declare Partial Victory Over Inflation
James Bullard, President and CEO of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, delivered a speech today…
Inflation Expectations and Inflationary Psychology
The Federal Reserve’s aggressive fight against inflation has savaged financial markets. Along the way, I…
Over-stretching the case for inflation
I continue to think it makes more sense to fear inflation than deflation, but I…
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…
Fleckenstein declares deflation “dead”
I am two months late on this one. In February, Bill Fleckenstein refuted the notion…
Deloitte survey suggests inflation expectations are not anchored
CNBC reviewed a recent Deloitte Consulting survey that probed for attitudes on inflation and spending…
Small businesses getting bolder about price increases
In “Inflation Hits Main Street: Small Businesses Raising Prices,” CNBC reports that the National Federation…