All Posts Tagged With: "consumer price index"
Escalating Inflation at Home and Abroad Puts Pressure on Central Bankers
Inflation is spreading like wildfire around the globe, and while not every country is hurting as bad as Zimbabwe with its mind-boggling 2.2 million percent inflation, the United States and Europe are definitely still getting scorched by rising prices.
U.S. consumer…
17Jul2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedInvestors Will Watch as Inflation Dominates the Spotlight This Week
Investors better keep an eye on bonds this week.
While the stock market may be more fun to follow, fixed income is often a stronger gauge of investor expectations of the economy, future U.S. Federal Reserve policy, and inflation.
With the consumer…
17Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedWith Oil Speculators Blitzing, the Fed Needs to Call an Interest-Rate Reverse Play
The inflationary reality that we as consumers have been living for months may finally be starting to dawn on the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The minutes of the last policymaking Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, released on Wednesday, showed that the Fed’s inflation…
28May2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

















































