CPI Declines Due to Gasoline But Food and Shelter Costs Jump Again

CPI Declines Due to Gasoline But Food and Shelter Costs Jump Again

Economists have generally been expecting shelter costs to decline based on declines in national rent...

The Chimera of a Postpandemic Postwar Return to Monetary Normal

The monetary regime in power now—the so-called 2 percent inflation standard—is promising us a “return...

The Best Inflation News This Week Actually Came Out of Congress

Inflation fell to 6.5 percent in December, but new House rules ensure that Congress will...

"Third Straight Month Of Good News On Inflation": Wall Street Reacts To The CPI Report

Below is a snapshot of several Wall Street kneejerk reactions to today’s CPI report which...

Special CPI Note: The Die Is Cast for Gold

People will not let themselves be caught long stocks if inflation reasserts itself and they...

ECB Says Consumer Inflation Expectations Have Fallen Back

Consumer expectations for inflation over the next 12 months eased for the first time since...

More Than Half of German Companies Report Labour Shortages

More than half Germany’s companies are struggling to fill vacancies due to a lack of...

BOJ Speculation Jolts Traders to Renew Wagers on Policy Changes

Traders piled into bets on another hawkish pivot from the Bank of Japan following a...

China Consumer Inflation Accelerates in Dec; Ppi Falls With Soft Demand

China’s annual consumer inflation rate accelerated in December, driven by rising food prices even as...

How Long Will High Inflation Persist? What Happened to the Great Moderation?

The great moderation is the term economists use for the regime change starting in 1983...

December CPI Preview: Inflation Likely Slowed to 6.5% Last Month

The pace of consumer inflation is expected to have fallen in December due to lower...

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