“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...
OK. We’ll find out if you’re right later on. But let’s talk more about money and inflation now. Around the world, prices of things are rising more than normal, and more worrying is that prices keep going up. Beth Two things in particular are increasing in price – energy, like g...
The economy is funny and fickle like that… So far, there’s been none of the expected negative consequence for the money printing. Inflation isn’t going up (yet?) The dollar hasn’t devalued (relative to other nation’s currencies, since those nations are all printing money, too!) No...
But let’s talk more about money and inflation now. 现在我们来讨论一下货币和通胀。 Around the world, prices of things are rising more than normal, and more worrying is that prices keep going up. 在世界各地,商品价格的涨幅都超过正常水平,更令人担忧的是价格在持续上涨。 Two things in particular...
False. Employees have benefited exactly as one would expect. Wage growth has been slow because productivity growth and inflation are both much lower than prior experience. When productivity is 2.0%/yr and inflation is 2.5%/yr, the economy can produce wage increases of 4.5%/yr. However, when ...
This begs the question, how do you meet those goals? Well, the answer is simple: through investments! Investments not only generate a second source of revenue but may also assist you in curating inflation-beating returns. Aside from that, making regular investments instills...
Investors are excited about the potential now that interest rates should become a tailwind instead of a headwind. The job market is strong, inflation is cooling, and the economy looks like it's in a good place. Lower interest rates combined with a booming economy could create the ideal condit...
Why do prices, associated with everyday living, keep going up, but not wages? What is Inflation? Inflation is defined as an increase in the general level of prices over time. There are two basic types of inflation: demand-pull inflation and cost-push inflation. ...
As countries across the globe – from China to the US – have been reporting record inflation numbers, it could be having greater consequences than we can think about. There are four types of inflation that exist: creeping inflation (when ... ...
And that is what future inflation fears will be built on because though it seems like deflationary end times to some right now, the COVID-19 scare is going to pass and we will be left with monetary and fiscal bazookas having been fired. That ammo cannot simply be recalled when pent up...