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Today’s commodities news reflects on the sharp drop in silver, continuing softness in cotton prices, and another fall in grain prices. The fall in silver prices immediately following the...
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There are green lights as far as can be seen on the boulevard of the American economic recovery. The National Association of Business Economics says in its latest survey “Job creation in the...
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Charles I. Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, would like the central bank to get out of the QE2 business as soon as possible. He offers a number of...
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Wholesale inflation continues, but the supply side is having a hard time passing on the price increases if the Labor Department is right on its inflation data. The February Consumer Price Index...
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We have no inflation. It has to be that way since our Fed governors keep telling us that there is just no inflation or that it is only transitory. Sorry, but it seems that these same Fed members...
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24/7 Wall St. has decided to investigate where inflation has the greatest potential to damage the economy. There is plenty of ground to cover. It is clear that the cost of agricultural commodities,...
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To state the obvious, there is only so much farmland in the US. The National Cotton Council of America says that farmers will plant 14% more cotton this year compared to last. NCC Vice President...
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The storms in the US and Northern Europe and Australian flooding could combine to fuel an already rapid move up in global inflation. Tropical Cyclone Yasi has strengthened to a Category 5, which...
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Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) said that an increase in the cost it must pay for fuel could hurt its earnings for the balance of the year. The International Air Transport Association, which constantly...
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Possibly the most critical debate at the moment in the global economy is whether central banks should fight inflation or deflation. On its face, inflation appears to be the lesser of two evils. High...
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Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million...
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No one should be shocked that inflation has returned in force to China. It has stimulated its economy enough to create consumer demand for goods and services, increased factory activity, and demand...
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The Labor Department has two key reports out showing somewhat differing trends. The Producer Price Index, ow wholesale inflation, met Weekly Jobless Claims. Jobs are headed the wrong way and...
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There were tiny signs of life in two of the world’s largest economies, anomalies in a period when the global economy may be falling into a double dip recession. Japan announced that its jobless...
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Deflation… Bah humbug! The arguments are still relatively new over whether the global economy is headed for a double-dip recession or just an extended period of slow growth. There is a separate...
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