Category Archives: Inflation
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
What You Can Do About the Drought and Rising Food Prices
Can you believe it? Yesterday European Central Bank President Mario Draghi failed to clarify what he meant last week when he promised business leaders in London to do “whatever it takes to preserve the euro.” Traders were looking for concrete … Continue reading
