inflation

This Country Has the Highest Inflation in the World
Inflation has become a problem in America after a decade of relatively slow growth in the prices of most items Americans buy frequently. New data show that the inflation rate in the United States has...
Douglas A. McIntyre
2 months ago
Last Updated: 2 months ago

The Price of This Household Item Is Still Cheap
A recent analysis reveals that the price of butter is falling as other food prices rise.
Douglas A. McIntyre
2 months ago

Why Investor Louis Navellier Is Concerned About Bond Vigilantes
Growth investor Louis Navellier's latest comments on the Federal Reserve, interest rates and inflation.
Paul Ausick
10 months ago

Investor Louis Navellier Expects ECB Bond Buying to Weigh on US Dollar
Observations and comments on the global economy from growth investor Louis Navellier.
Paul Ausick
10 months ago

Investor Louis Navellier Expects Market Surge
Observations and comments on U.S. equity markets from growth investor Louis Navellier.
Paul Ausick
10 months ago

Federal Reserve Remains Unimpressed About Consumer Prices and Inflation
With inflation not running rampant, the market doesn't really seem to care now if prices are a tad higher or lower. That may change.
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago

Federal Reserve Is Missing Its Inflation Ambitions
The rate of inflation is measured by the Labor Department’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI). Despite Federal Reserve targeting to get inflation back up to a 2.0% to 2.5% range, the reality...
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago

Fed's 2% Inflation Target Already May Have Cracks
The Federal Reserve's new efforts of targeting inflation to get up to and above 2% in consumer prices might not even matter.
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago

CBO Forecasts Endlessly Rising Debt and Weaker GDP Out to 2050
The Congressional Budget Office publishes each year a nonpartisan long-term projection of what it expects will be seen in federal deficits, debt, spending, and revenues. The annual report looks out...
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago
Last Updated: 1 year ago

Fed Policy Shift on Higher Inflation Looks Premature
Prices were higher in August, but not by levels that should have the inflation worriers overly concerned.
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago

Was the Federal Reserve Worried About This Massive Inflation Report?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its Producer Price Index for final demand in August, and there was no spike in the inflation report.
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago

Will Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Bring Talk of Stagflation to the Economy?
In the midst of the worst recession of a lifetime, the Federal Reserve has built up a balance sheet of roughly $7 trillion. This has been paid for by trillions of dollars that were newly created in a...
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago

Forget Hyperinflation! Can the Fed Handle the Current Deflation in the Recession?
When the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates to zero at the same time the Treasury has printed trillions of dollars for economic stimulus, many classical economists would throw up a red flag.
Jon C. Ogg
1 year ago

Why Negative Interest Rates Are Likely to Remain Through 2020
While the interest rate environment in the United States is still expected to remain stable for most or all of 2020, there are still likely to be negative interest rates outside of the United States....
Jon C. Ogg
2 years ago
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Is Pfizer Raising Drug Prices Too Much in 2020?
Ahead of election years, the cost and future of health care has become one of the top debates for better than two decades now. Most politicians say that they want to lower prescription drug costs....
Jon C. Ogg
2 years ago
Last Updated: 1 year ago