Tag Archives: consumer price index
The Money Must Go Somewhere
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
Set the Children Free
There are things that are so obvious they shouldn’t warrant discussion…but they do. For there are blockheads out there whose brains are so soft they don’t know obvious from Adam’s off ox. Experience tells us that common sense is remarkably … Continue reading
In Graphs We Trust
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
Congressional Super Committee Farce
Shortly after the opening bell on Wednesday, the price of oil topped $100 per barrel…a 26 percent increase in less than two months. What gives? The Associated Press tells us it was the Labor Department’s Wednesday report, that consumer prices … Continue reading
