Topic
Inflation
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Minding Your Business
Price Gouging Updates: Warren Accuses Large Corporations of Price Gouging; Plaintiffs Respond in Amazon Price Gouging Case
By Christopher E. Ondeck, John R. Ingrassia, Timothy E. Burroughs
In an interview on All In with Chris Hayes in January, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., claimed that a factor causing the high prices facing U.S. consumers is “giant corporations who…
Competition chronicle
John Pecman: Knee-jerk antitrust reform may worsen inflation
Last week, former Commissioner of Competition and Fasken Senior Business Advisor John Pecman published a highly topical article in the Financial Post outlining why knee-jerk antitrust reform may worsen inflation.…
The Right Coast
Inflation Debate between Paul R. Krugman and Lawrence H. Summers – Part II
via www.youtube.comA contrite Krugman.
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The political power of inflation | Washington Examiner
Joe Biden is a man beset with problems on all sides. His domestic agenda has stalled in Congress and is unlikely to be restarted any time soon. His foreign policy…
The Securities Law Blog
Earnings season is here
From CNN:https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.htmlTech stocks have been plunging as Wall Street obsesses over the Federal Reserve's next moves and how aggressively it will hike borrowing costs over the next 12 months to rein in…
The Right Coast
Lacy Hunt: Breaking Down The History Of Inflation DiMartino Booth Kicks Off The Austin Series
via www.youtube.com
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The Lords of Easy Money Review: An Inflated Sense of Ability – WSJ
The Fed and most mainstream academic economists believe that a deft manipulation of monetary levers can increase employment or control inflation. But this implies a direct connection between the Fed…
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Worst US inflation since 82 is huge underestimate – Asia Times
Shelter accounts for about a third of American household expenditure, and the cost of buying or renting shelter is up nearly 20% over the past year. Yet the Consumer Price…
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How Biden’s Agenda Is Causing Inflation
Back in the '70s, Friedman likened the early stages of inflation to alcoholism. Politicians get to spend more money, tax revenues increase without passing new legislation, and some consumers feel…
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Is the Crack-up Boom Here? | Mises Wire
Recent polls show Americans expect continued large price increases. This indicates we may be on the verge of what Ludwig von Mises called a crack-up boom. A crack-up boom occurs…