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Inflation

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  1. The Right Coast

    Joe Biden s Inflation Guide – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    In his remarks, Mr. Biden offered the ritual bow that the Federal Reserve is independent. But he ignored that someone has to finance Mr. Biden s new entitlements, and the…

  2. The Right Coast

    Why Inflation Panics Are Poison for Progressive Politics

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Before you dismiss these events from 50 years ago as irrelevant, consider how much Nixon s short-sighted approach sounds like something President Donald Trump might have done if inflation had…

  3. The Right Coast

    New concern for Biden: Could Larry Summers be right about inflation? – POLITICO

    By Thomas A. Smith

    There is a new fear circulating inside the West Wing of the White House: Maybe Larry Summers was right.The former Treasury secretary has been warning since February that President Joe Biden s…

  4. The Right Coast

    CPI report June 2021: Inflation climbs higher than expected

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Inflation surged in June at its fastest pace in nearly 13 years amid a burst in used vehicle costs and price increases in food and energy, the Labor Department reported…

  5. Property Legal Insider

    Residential Tenancies (No.2) Bill 2021 – significant amendments introduced to include new RPZ rules

    By Aoife Smyth

    This Bill has been significantly amended in the Seanad to provide for (in addition to the items detailed in our previous post): a change in the calculation of rent increases…

  6. Minding Your Business

    A Note of Caution: Inflation, Price Increases, and the Lingering States of Emergencies

    By Christopher E. Ondeck, John R. Ingrassia, Kelly Landers Hawthorne, Shannon D. McGowan, Nathaniel Miller, Jennifer Tarr

    Many companies have increased prices in recent months.  Reportedly, across the economy, prices “rose by 5 percent in May compared with a year ago.” Restaurants are raising prices to cover…

  7. The Right Coast

    Fed s Favorite Lowball Inflation Gauge is Red-Hot, Not Seen in Decades, Even Without the Base Effect | Wolf Street

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Fed s favorite inflation measure, generally the lowest inflation measure the US government provides tracking a lot lower than even the Consumer Price Index which already understates actual inflation…

  8. CEO Law Review

    BUSINESS ALERT: Contract Provision for Times of Inflation

    By Goosmann Law Team

    As we all know, prices on raw materials are skyrocketing causing issues with bidding on jobs for anyone in the construction or manufacturing industries. To help our business leader clients…

  9. The Right Coast

    It s Getting Serious: Dollar s Purchasing Power Plunges Most since 2007. But it s a Lot Worse than it Appears | Wolf Street

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Consumer Price Index jumped 0.8% in April from March, after having jumped 0.6% in March from February both the sharpest month-to-month jumps since 2009 and after having jumped 0.4%…

  10. The Right Coast

    BLS and consumer price index: Inflation is real, and it’s spectacular HotAir

    By Thomas A. Smith

    These are staggering numbers, CNBC s Rick Santelli, and while the direction was expected, the amplitude was very much a surprise. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an 0.8% jump…