Tag: Inflation
Inflation Will Cost the Average Household an Astounding Amount
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) The most widely-used metrics of consumer price inflation are hitting their highest levels in decades, with the Consumer...
Lies, Damn Lies, and Government Inflation Statistics
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) More and more Americans aren’t buying the Wall Street fairy tale, no matter how heavily it is promoted.
Consumer prices...
New Inflation Report Feeds Questions About Dems’ $2T Bill
(Associated Press) A report showing inflation rising at its fastest rate in nearly four decades raised fresh questions Friday about the fate of President...
Economists Predict Less Economic Growth, Elevated Inflation for Years to Come
(The Center Square) A survey released Monday found that business experts expect prices and inflation to rise at elevated levels for years to come.
The National Association...
Powell Admits Inflation Will Persist, Says It’s Time to Retire the...
(Associated Press) Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve will consider acting more quickly to dial back its ultra-low-interest rate policies to...
Social Security Steams Closer to Crisis
(Stark Realities) At a time when President Biden and congressional Democrats are pushing to expand the breadth of entitlements to include free preschool and...
Edmunds: Low Inventory Means High Car Prices on Black Friday
(Ronald Montoya, Edmunds) This has been a tough year to buy a new or used car in America. With COVID-19 factory shutdowns, semiconductor chip...
Cap on Drug Price Hikes Sparks Battle
(Associated Press) Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Joe Biden's sweeping...
Rising Prices Threaten Profit Margins at Food Companies
(Associated Press) Albertsons, Mondelez and Kroger are among a wide range of companies whose profits could be squeezed from rising food prices if inflation...
Inflation Ain’t Transitory – But the Fed’s Credibility Is
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Last week’s surge in gold and silver prices was due, at least in part, to a realization by Wall...
