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Inflation
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The Right Coast
Opinion | The Year of Inflation Infamy – The New York Times
It is, of course, possible that bad inflation news will force far more draconian tightening than the Fed is currently contemplating, even now.Maybe the real takeaway here should be how…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Bitcoin is not an inflation hedge
By Peter Vogel
Coinbase.com reported that “You might expect Bitcoin — which was designed to be resistant to inflation — to rise on news of the highest inflation metrics in four decades, but…
Capital Thinking
US Federal Labor Viewpoints – Week of December 6, 2021
This is a weekly post spotlighting labor topics in focus by the US legislative and executive branches during the previous week. In this issue, we cover: U.S. Economy Update Federal…
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Inflation Surge Pushes U.S. Real Interest Rates Into More Deeply Negative Territory – WSJ
When unemployment falls as much as it has this year and underlying inflation pressures build, you d normally say policy should tighten a little bit or maybe stay the same.…
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Soaring inflation could hamper Biden s effort to narrow wealth, racial disparities – POLITICO
The record-breaking inflation convulsing the economy also threatens to undermine one of President Joe Biden's top pledges: alleviating long-standing wealth and racial inequities.via www.politico.comWell, let's not do anything until we…
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WOOSH, Shock-and-Awe Loss of Dollar Purchasing Power Hits Americans. Worst Inflation in 40 Years. Getting it Under Control Will Be a Bitch | Wolf Street
Fed Chair Jerome Powell s reaction to today s WOOSH inflation blowout, as captured by cartoonist Marco Ricolli for WOLF STREET.The broadest Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) spiked by 0.8% in November…
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Tone-Deaf on Inflation: Elites, Deficit Spending and Climate Change | RealClearPolitics
While it seems clear that the Davos crowd and those who attend other self-aggrandizing conferences in places like Glasgow view climate change as an existential threat that must be dealt…
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CPI November 2021: Inflation surged 6.8% in November, more than expected, to fastest since 1982
Inflation accelerated at its fastest pace since 1982 in November, the Labor Department said Friday, putting pressure on the economic recovery and raising the stakes for the Federal Reserve.The consumer…
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Economists predict complete taper of Fed bond buying by end of March | Financial Times
More than half of the 48 economists polled said it was somewhat or very likely the Fed would hasten the withdrawal of its stimulus by several months, bringing a complete…
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Fed s Lowest Lowball Inflation Measure Spikes to Worst-Hottest 31-Year High. Powell Groans and Mutters | Wolf Street
The lowest lowball inflation measure that the US government produces, core PCE, which excludes the now soaring food and energy prices and understates inflation by the most, is used by…