“We need a lot of humility talking about how long this lasts,” Furman said. “I think it’s with us for a while. The inflation rate is going to come down from this year’s blistering pace, but it’s still going to be very, very high compared to the historical norms we have bee...
“Inflation is not a problem for this time as near as I can figure. Right now, M2 [money supply] does not really have important implications. It is something we have to unlearn.”—Jay Powell, Fed Chairman Reports are circulating that the Federal Reserve has given up on reporting the...
The potential role of inflation in the U.S. election owes to a typical lag between when inflation comes down and when consumers acclimate to new price levels, since a lower inflation rate does not mean prices have come down but rather that they have begun to increase at a slower pace, ex...
Consumer prices jumped 7% in December compared with 12 months earlier — the hottest year-over-year inflation since June 1982. What is causing prices to increase and when can Americans expect a reprieve?
HSBC Bank's senior economic advisor Stephen King discusses his new book, "We Need to Talk About Inflation: 14 Urgent Lessons from the Last 2,000 Years."
Health-care wait lists are tortuously long, car thefts have skyrocketed, inflation has ravaged the country, the economy is unproductive and housing is unaffordable. Meanwhile, our public institutions have been doing their utmost to weaken Canadian identity and tamp down patriotism. “Je me souviens...
absent inflation signals that were so prominent into 2011) US stocks were preeminent. The next inflation could fan out to precious metals, commodities, global stocks and certain US sectors. Our goal now is to survive the deflation scare intact and be patiently ready for the coming inflation. ...
Not only has overall inflation grew 3% in June compared with a year ago, but auto insurance has gone up a whopping 19.5%, according to the most recent Consumer Price Index data. The national average for full coverage car insurance is nearly $2,300 a year as of July, or $190 a month...
The federal funds rate is one of the most important interest rates in the U.S. economy. That's because it impacts monetary and financial conditions, which in turn have a bearing on critical aspects of the broader economy including employment, growth, and inflation. ...
Inflation protection Short selling opportunities Disadvantages Futures contracts can be rolled forward High risk when attempting to profit Advantages of Contago One way to benefit from contango is througharbitrage strategies. For example, an arbitrageur might buy a commodity at the spot price and then ...