June 9, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: In the 1970s, the average cost of gas was around 39 cents per gallon. At the time, the price was painful. It was a period of high inflation, similar to what we’re experiencing today. Yet if we were to… Continue Reading…
June 2, 2022
“US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability… Yellen and other White House officials once framed inflation as… Continue Reading…
May 12, 2022
“Inflation is showing no signs of slowing down, making it harder for workers to make ends meet. The Consumer Price Index increased 8.3% from a year ago, higher than the 8.1% estimate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics… Food prices… Continue Reading…
May 5, 2022
“…The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee approved a 25-basis point increase by a majority of 6-3, taking the base interest rate up to 1%. The Bank said the members in the minority preferred to increase interest rates by 0.5 percentage points… Continue Reading…
April 20, 2022
“…Most investors pay little attention to them. Because the stock market’s dividend yield in recent years has been at record low levels, traders interested in turning a quick buck aren’t interested. The financial media doesn’t help matters much, since dividends… Continue Reading…
March 31, 2022
“…Excluding food and energy prices, the personal consumption expenditures price index increased 5.4% from the same period in 2021, the biggest jump going back to April 1983. Including gas and groceries, the headline PCE measure jumped 6.4%, the fastest pace since January… Continue Reading…
March 22, 2022
“ EDITOR’S NOTE: Eleven months ago, CPI inflation hit a “shocking” 4.2%. The Fed called it “transitory,” while Treasury Secretary (and former Fed Chair) Janet Yellen said that the CPI would drop to around 3% by the end of this… Continue Reading…
March 10, 2022
“…The consumer price index, which measures a wide-ranging basket of goods and services, increased 7.9% over the past 12 months, a fresh 40-year high for the closely followed gauge, according to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics… Food prices rose… Continue Reading…
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