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The economy needs inflation. This notion is hard to explain to many people that higher prices are better than low prices when it comes to every days goods. Still, the problems of lower and lower...
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It's one thing to say that there is no serious inflation. It's another issue entirely to be talking about the threat of deflation again.
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While most economic reports have come in with mixed readings lately, the common theme seems to be moderate growth but with mild inflationary pressure.
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There is yet another disappointment on the inflation front, one weak enough that it may be one more thorn in the side of the Federal Reserve and Chair Janet Yellen in their ambition to raise...
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The Chicago PMI had been steadily accelerating in 2017, and it reached a three-year high in June, but the July report offered a weaker reading.
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At a speech in Rio de Janeiro, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer discussed the low levels of real interest rates around the globe, as well as the problems and solutions around them.
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It might seem counterintuitive to think that the economy needs higher inflation. Still, that's the current thinking.
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The market has already seen lower-than-expected news on the consumer inflation front for June. Now the Labor Department is showing more confirmation of that news from its report on June’s...
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Some fresh economic readings show why the Federal Reserve may be less robust in its tightening efforts. The consumer price index and retail sales in June were both weak.
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On a day when the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates, investors, economists and business owners might wonder what lower inflation readings will do to the decision.
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With the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting kicking off on Tuesday and with a decision on interest rates due on Wednesday afternoon, investors are scrutinizing every last minute bit of...
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Make no mistake, inflation is not good for stocks generally, and if gets away too fast, we could be in for major selling. With that caveat in mind, these five companies should do better in a rising...
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Full employment, inflation at the top of the Fed's target range, expected tax cuts, pro-growth and reflationary policies: eventually these will add up to rate hikes.
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If you have been worried about the inflation bogeyman coming back to get you with a vengeance, the Produce Price Index for final demand in January might fit the bill of a scary tale.
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Just last week, producer prices indicated a stalling out at the wholesale level. But what happens in prices at the consumer level often lags the wholesale level.
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