Rising inflation hits German confidence by Matt Moore Same theme: ‘inflation’ hurting buying plans. Expectations theory says ‘inflation’ expectations will accelerate purchases. Different kinds of
[Skip to the end] Published letter to the editor in FT. Expect public-sector deficits and oil prices to go on rising by Prof Philip Arestis,
[Skip to the end] Interesting how reports of higher inflation have often meant stronger currencies in the short run due to higher anticipated rates from
[Skip to the end] Too Big to Fail? by Peter S Goodman Using public money to spare Fannie and Freddie would increase the public debt,
[Skip to the end] The last few Michigan surveys had one-year inflation expectations over 5%. This is not lost on an FOMC that believes inflation
[Skip to the end] This is what happens when non residents are scrambling to reduce their hoards of USD financial assets. Exports rising like this
[Skip to the end] This is the deflation argument. (See below) Never seen a split quite like this with calls for both accelerating inflation and
[Skip to the end] more inflation. Prices are up due to short supplies due to biofuels and weather. And the political response is handing out
[Skip to the end] From Chairman Bernanke’s July 07 speech: As you know, the control of inflation is central to good monetary policy. Price stability,