The Fed to Hold Off on Rate Hikes

The New York Times’ editorial board has published an article calling for the Federal Reserve to delay rate hikes. In an editorial published in Saturday’s New York Times, the editorial board wrote: The latest jobs report showed that unemployment fell to 5.5...

The High Cost of Falling Prices

Economist – For central banks in the rich world, two is a magic number. If prices rise at 2% a year, most shoppers can more or less ignore their slow ascent. And a touch of inflation is hugely helpful: it gives bosses a way to nudge unproductive workers—a pay...

Inflation’s Low – Is That a Good Thing?

According to a new Business Insider report, inflation is hovering around one percent. That’s a good thing, right? Not so fast. Mild inflation actually helps the economy – and, as Jason Hartman always says, it can be an investor’s friend. Most Americans believe that...

Inflation Predictions for 2011

The general price level in 2010 relative to 2009 shows average price levels that are nearly flat. The reason for this trend is significant commodity price increases in 2007 and 2008 that collapsed after the global financial crisis. Much of the reason for the price...

Tracking Inflation in the Coming Year

The general price level in 2010 relative to 2009 shows average price levels that are nearly flat. The reason for this trend is significant commodity price increases in 2007 and 2008 that collapsed after the global financial crisis. Much of the reason for the price...