Category Archives: Inflation

Heating the Stove with Furniture

Posted on January 20, 2012 by MN Gordon

Several important economic data points from last month were revealed this week.  Industrial production and the producer price index were reported on Wednesday.  Then, yesterday, the consumer price index was reported.  Here are the particulars… According to the Federal Reserve, … Continue reading →

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The Money Must Go Somewhere

Posted on January 17, 2012 by MN Gordon

In Friday’s issue of the Economic Prism we suggested that, despite all the financial uncertainty going on, the U.S. economy is strengthening.  By the response we received, this optimism astonished many of our readers.  Naturally, we thought that would be … Continue reading →

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In Graphs We Trust

Posted on December 9, 2011 by MN Gordon

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can’t seem to catch a break.  Wherever he turns someone is there to knock his job performance.  Senators, Presidential candidates, lowly editorial writers…they’ve all lined up and cast their stones. But why?  Hasn’t Bernanke done … Continue reading →

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Divided We Stand United We Fall

Posted on December 2, 2011 by MN Gordon

By the time the Vandals sacked Rome in A.D. 455 the empire of the Caesars had already receded from Western Europe.  Over several decades the vast territories of Britannia, Hispania, Gallia, and Italia gave way, piecemeal, to barbarians until imperial … Continue reading →

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