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While the overall level of inflation across the globe is generally under control (a point I'll develop later this week), there are two c...

- by New Deal democrat With the release of producer and consumer inflation figures yesterday and today, it is safe to say that the period of...

  Remember that during 1955,  the economy was growing at very strong rates.   As the economy expanded, businesses increased their borro...

The above chart shows the Federal Reserve's Discount Rate for the 1950s.  Note that in the middle and end of the decade we see the Fe...

- by New Deal democrat If you would like to donate for Japan relief, here is a link to the Red Cross. . This week we will get February...

Click on all images for a larger image The above chart shows a very simple economic truth: you always want a little inflation in the economy...

A poster asked me to explain my position on inflation. First, here is a link to an article I wrote that outlines some of the issues. Plea...

I dealt with this point in this article.

There has been a lot of talk lately using the word "depression." I am in no way an expert on this event. But given the recent in...

From Bloomberg: India's inflation accelerated to a 13-year high and economists forecast higher consumer prices in China after record cru...

Here are two charts that show the year over year increase in CPI and PPI Things aren't looking that good right now.

I have a mixed feeling about the possibility of future inflation. On one hand, commodity prices are still increasing. Oil is touching new ...

There is a ton of news today about inflation. Consider the following: From the WSJ: Inflation worries are heating up around the world and j...

From Blomberg: Enjoy your next steak, because prices from Shanghai to San Francisco are only going up. The highest corn prices since at leas...

From Marketwatch.com: The latest comments form Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig also will be scrutinized, as he s...

From the WSJ's Marketebeat Blog: Food-related protests have been occurring worldwide, and in the U.S. now major discounters are seeing r...

From the Kansas City Star: U.S. drivers are doing something they haven’t done for nearly two decades — consume less gasoline. Gas consumptio...

From the AP Oil prices spiked to a record $117.40 a barrel after a Japanese oil tanker was hit by a rocket near Yemen and militants in Niger...

From the WSJ: Americans feeling the pain of record gasoline prices now face the likelihood of another fuel shock, from natural gas. Prices i...

From Bloomberg: European inflation accelerated more than initially estimated in March, reinforcing the European Central Bank's resistanc...