Dictionary - Inflation

Definition The rate at which the overall price level in an economy increases. Inflation causes a decrease in the purchasing power of money. ...

Drop the Inflation Concerns

As I've outlined before , wages tend to be the one of the better predictors of inflation (or deflation) out there as wages tend to be ve...

Will the US be Importing Deflation?

Bloomberg details: The import-price index climbed 0.7 percent, the first increase in four months and followed a 0.5 percent drop in October...

European Expectations and the Price of Gold

You never want to read too much into any short-term trend, but take a look today's market performance, as well as the "correction...

Capacity Utilization vs. Inflation

Marketwatch details: The output of the nation’s factories, mines and utilities rose 0.7% in October, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in ...

Inflation (Not Yet) a Concern

The AFP details: Inflation roared back in July at the fastest pace since March, squeezing consumers just as the economy appears to be veeri...

Still Too Much Capacity

The below chart shows that capacity utilization in the system is slowly recovering, but remains remain very low. This in part explains why c...

Capacity and Inflation

My view yesterday of inflation. My view? Unless we see a pickup in employment (we may), all the stimulus (fiscal and monetary) will just fe...