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A Path To Runaway US Inflation
mises.org — "I see green shoots," said Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on 60 Minutes back in March, doing his best rendition of Haley Joel Osment from the movie The Sixth Sense . Since then, every poor economic headline in the lapdog media has been preceded with the ... (more) A Path To Runaway US Inflation
Two New Ways to Hedge Inflation With ETFs
Two New Ways to Hedge Inflation With ETFs
etftrends.com — Index IQ has introduced two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are intended to provide a hedge against inflation. The new ETFs offered by Index IQ are: IQ CPI Inflation Hedged ETF (NYSEArca: CPI) IQ ARB Global Resources ETF(NYSEArca: GRES) As ... (more) Two New Ways to Hedge Inflation With ETFs

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What Is Money? Part 13: Exported Inflation
5 hours ago at GoldSeek.com
"A New Approach to Gauging Inflation Expectations"
18 hours ago at Economist's View
Zimbabwe Inflation: The End of the Story
marginalrevolution.com — As we went to press with Modern Principles: Macro we kept having to add zeroes to Zimbabwe's peak hyperinflation rate and move it up the table of world leaders.  In our final revision, Zimbabwe's monthly inflation rate had hit 79,600,000,000% ... (more) Zimbabwe Inflation: The End of the Story
Personal Income & Spending Dispel Inflation Fears
Personal Income & Spending Dispel Inflation Fears
247wallst.com — The consumer is still strapped. The Commerce Department posted its data for September’s personal income and spending, and frankly it almost makes you question yesterday’s GDP data. The report showed that Personal Income was unchanged in ... (more) Personal Income & Spending Dispel Inflation Fears
Asset inflation, price inflation, and the great moderation
interfluidity.powerblogs.com — Commenter "reason" asks a question:... (more) Asset inflation, price inflation, and the great moderation
Inflation in China at 15%?
nakedcapitalism.com — This tidbit, from a report on impressions of conditions in China, via a steel buyer who has been making the rounds in Asia (hat tip reader Michael) is more significant than it appears. High inflation levels in China (and the powers that be seem to ... (more) Inflation in China at 15%?
When Will Inflation Really Hit Us?
hf-implode.com — " Most of us are gathered at the station, watching for the Inflation Express to come rumbling in. But we’ve been waiting for a while now. Just when should we expect the big locomotive to arrive and start pushing the prices of most things uphill We’d all like to know the exact date, of course, ... (more) When Will Inflation Really Hit Us?
FRBSF Economic Letter: Inflation Expectations and the Risk of Deflation (2009-34, 11/2/2009)
FRBSF Economic Letter: Inflation Expectations and the Risk of Deflation (2009-34, 11/2/2009)
frbsf.org — Inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) has declined rapidly and even turned negative since the peak of oil and other commodity prices in mid-2008 (see Figure 1). In light of current high unemployment and prospects for a slow recovery, ... (more) FRBSF Economic Letter: Inflation Expectations and the ...
Are Gold and US Treasuries in Conflict?
Are Gold and US Treasuries in Conflict?
gregor.us — As a number of observers are watch both Gold and Treasuries go higher in price, they’re concluding that one of these asset classes must be wrong. I can certainly understand that view. Over the past year, I have written several times that the 27 ... (more) Are Gold and US Treasuries in Conflict?
Green Shoots Data Defined
angrybear.blogspot.com — As a rule, the Shiller Index uses the CPI as reported for All Urban Consumers (CPIAUCNS on Fred(r)). But the Index is only updated Quarterly, so monthly data is estimated. Which produces a very interesting difference over August, not to mention ... (more) Green Shoots Data Defined
Paul Krugman vs. The Daily Show
Paul Krugman vs. The Daily Show
cato-at-liberty.org — In a recent New York Times column (“ The Uneducated American ”), Paul Krugman writes that, “for the past 30 years our political scene has been dominated by the view that any and all government spending is a waste of taxpayer dollars.” As a result, ... (more) Paul Krugman vs. The Daily Show
Exploding Gold Prices Have Nothing To Do With Inflation: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com — If there are two things that just about everyone agrees on these days it's that the dollar will continue to plummet and gold will continue to soar. The dollar will keep plunging, everyone agrees, because the Fed will keep printing so much new money ... (more) Exploding Gold Prices Have Nothing To Do With Inflation: ...
What Inflation?
What Inflation?
247wallst.com — We have just gotten the Labor Department’s measure of retail inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index. The September reading still has inflation running tame, and many will be watching for more of the Producer Price Index data as a result ... (more) What Inflation?
Inflation Under Control: Fed Should Keep Interest Rates Near Zero
dailymarkets.com — The Consumer Price Index, or CPI rose 0.2% in September, down from a 0.4% increase in August and down 1.3% from a year ago. If food and energy prices are stripped out to get to core inflation, prices also rose 0.2%, up from 0.1% in August. Core ... (more) Inflation Under Control: Fed Should Keep Interest Rates ...
Break Point
Break Point
gregor.us — California has over 36 million residents. But 60% of the state’s population, over 22 million people, live in the five big counties of the south: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and San Diego. Given that California (just like ... (more) Break Point
Bond Market's Expectation of Inflation: Only 1.75%
Bond Market's Expectation of Inflation: Only 1.75%
mjperry.blogspot.com — The top chart shows the bond market-based 10-year TIPS-derived expected inflation back to 2003, calculated as the weekly difference between 10-year regular, nominal Treasury yields and 10-year Treasury inflation-indexed yields (a measure of the ... (more) Bond Market's Expectation of Inflation: Only 1.75%
Inflation Pressures Hitting Extremes
thetechnicaltakedotcom.blogspot.com — 5 comments: js said... Can you supply some other historical dates (over x many years) as to when the inflation pressures were signalled ? October 16, 2009 4:06 PM Guy M. Lerner said... JS: If you go to the article called: "More Headwinds To Worry ... (more) Inflation Pressures Hitting Extremes
The September CPI with all the trimmings
The September CPI with all the trimmings
macroblog.typepad.com — Yesterday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that retail prices rose 2 percent (annualized) in September , and it characterized the increase as "broad based, although tempered by a decline in the food index." Indeed, the traditional ... (more) The September CPI with all the trimmings
EconomPics of the Week (10/16/09)
econompicdata.blogspot.com — Week three of six (yikes... only halfway there) of crazy "real job" related travel if you've noticed the limited posts / lack of new analysis. Completely drained so don't be surprised if I decide to take a few days off next week, but a weekend has ... (more) EconomPics of the Week (10/16/09)
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