Category Archives: Inflation
Rising Food Prices are No Laughing Matter
The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that wholesale inventories rose 0.5 percent in August. What’s more, according to the Commerce Department sales at wholesalers rose 0.9 percent in August…the first increase since April. What this means exactly we don’t quite … Continue reading
What You Are Up Against
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last Friday that consumer prices increased 0.6 percent in August. Over the last 12 months, according to the BLS, consumer prices increased 1.7 percent. Nonetheless, if you’ve paid bills or bought anything lately you … Continue reading
The Clever Fellows of Jackson Hole
The cony-catchers assembling in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, believe the darnedest things. They think they can decide the price of the economy’s most important component – its money – better than the market can. Moreover, by low-balling the price of money … Continue reading
How to Sleep Well During the Great Dollar Panic Ahead
Periods of epic price deflation have occurred several times in American history. The Great Depression, of course, is the only period still within living memory for some. But peering back another 100 years, there’s an instance of price deflation that … Continue reading
