Inflation

Waiting for the Deluge

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Congressional Vote, Gop, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Unemployment, Bush, Mccain, Inflation, Economy, Credit Crunch, Banking Crisis, Election, Business News
Sasha Abramsky

In some ways, it's not only the economy that's now facing organ failure; it's also the GOP itself. Over the next few days we'll be seeing something approaching a civil war developing in the party.

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The Fed's Furtive Ease

Michael Pento | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Crisis, Aig, Bailout, Finanicals, Fed, Economy, Wall Street Crisis, Deflation, Inflation, Business News
Michael Pento

The recent moves by the Fed and the Administration will ensure that the most salient problem facing our country's future will be inflation.

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Take A Deep Breath And Count To Three

Aaron Harber | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Robert Rubin, Henry Paulson, David Walker, Bailout, Deficit, Economy, National Debt, Secretary of the Treasury, Foriegn Investment, John McCain, Free Market Capitalism, Shadow Government Statistics, Federal Debt, u.s. Economy Problems, Barack Obama, National Deficit, Inflation, Congressional Bailout, Foriegn Investors, Financial Crisis, Free Market, Current Account Deficit, Business News
Aaron Harber

Congress and the current Administration have allowed the nation's finances to deteriorate to a dangerous level.

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Sweetening the Trillion Dollar Bailout

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Trillion Dollar Bailout, Political Crisis, Mortgages, Unemployment, Nationalization, Subprime Mortgages, Public Housing, Financial System Bailout, Bear Stearns Bailout, Bailout, Inflation, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Capitalism, Housing Crisis, Politics News
Sasha Abramsky

It's been said so many times this week, it hardly needs restating, but I'll restate it anyway: the financial collapse we're in the middle of, and the ...

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South African Execs Looking For An Obama Victory

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Sub-Prime, Timber Industry, York Timber, South Africa, Natural Disasters, Inflation, Obama, Mccain, Nigeria, Kenya, Sarah Palin, Home News
Georgianne Nienaber

Our economy is tied to the U.S. economy and the U.S. Republican policies have failed. Most South African analysts believe a black U.S. president will more easily de-polarize the world and undo the divide between the East and West.

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Better Than Hoover

David Goldstein | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Stock Market, John McCain, Inflation, Economy, Dow Jones Industrial Average, George W. Bush, Politics News
David Goldstein

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 504.48 points today, at 10917.51. That's only 329.92 points higher than where it stood on January 20, 20...

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Sam Stein

McCain On 'Black Monday': Fundamentals Of Our Economy Are Still Strong

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Housing Market, Inflation, McCain Economy, McCain Ad, Lehman Brothers, Mccain Economic Outlook, Mccain Speech, Mccain Fundamentals, Politics News

John McCain may want to refine his economic message a bit more during this potentially disastrous week for the financial sector. On the campaign trai...

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More Sarah Palin Comparisons: "Steve Forbes In A Skirt"

Dealbreaker | John Carney | Posted 09.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Sarah Palin Economy, Mortgages, Libertarian, Trade, Inflation, Finance, Economy, Banking, Fannie Mae, Federal Reserve, Banks, Steve Forbes, Sarah Palin, Business News

Heavy on the inside jokes and edgy interpretations of finance-related news, must-read trader blog Dealbreaker quotes an "insider" on their opinion of ...

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99 Cents Only Retail Chains May Up Prices

LA Times | Posted 08.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Food Prices, Inflation, 99 Cent, Business News

Ninety-nine cents just doesn't go as far as it used to, and that's a problem for the 99 Cents Only Stores chain. Faced with fast-rising inflation and...

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Obama-Biden Trumps McCain-Rove

Erik Ose | Posted 08.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Vice President, Obama's Vice President, GOP Slime Machine, Delaware, Economy, Joe Biden Vice President, General Election, Presidential Campaign, Foreclosure Crisis, 2008, Democratic National Convention Denver, Democratic Nomination, Obama Vp Pick, Obama 2008, Obama VP, Democratic Convention, Karl Rove, Joe Biden Vp, Democratic National Convention, Falling Wages, Democratic Convention Denver, Joe Biden, Recession of 2008, Barack Obama, Rising Gas Prices, Barack Obama 2008, Joe Biden Vp Pick, Jill Biden, Inflation, Obama Vice President, Health Care Reform, Steve Schmidt, Veepstakes, Dnc, Joe Biden Convention, Joe Biden Speech, Denver, 2008 Election, Politics News, Politics News
Erik Ose

Biden's acceptance speech proved what the citizens of Delaware have known for a long time: Biden is a regular Joe with all-American family values who also happens to be a Senator.

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Democrats Hope for Future; Republicans Trickle On It

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Off Shore Drilling, Foreclosures, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Green Jobs, Trickle Down, Middle Class, Renewable Energy, Joe Biden, Denver, Democrats, Barack Obama, Unemployment, Inflation, Mark Warner, Mcsame, Hillary Clinton, Nextel, Republicans, Democratic Convention, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

The most fundamental difference in how Democrats and Republicans view middle class Americans revealed itself inadvertently in speeches during the second night of the convention in Denver.

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This Election is Green; Not Black and White

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate, John McCain, Unemployment, Wall Street, Inflation, George W. Bush, Democrat, Housing Crisis, Budget Deficit, Scranton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Republican, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Republicans Bush and Cheney put us here, with McCain agreeing all the way. Electing McSame would result in four more years of greenbacks draining out of our wallets.

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Possible Lehman Savior, Inflation Forecast Bump Stocks Up At End Of Week

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 08.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Stocks, Lehman Brothers, Lehman Bros, Oil, Oil Prices, Inflation, Ben Bernanke, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street capped a volatile week with sharp gains Friday as oil prices tumbled and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said...

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Stocks fall on inflation data, financial worries

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 08.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Inflation, Economy, Stocks, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Producer Prices, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home const...

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Inflation Watch: Even Dirt Is No Longer Dirt-Cheap

Washington Post | Joel Achenbach | Posted 08.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Bag of Dirt, Inflation Dirt, Inflation Watch, Inflation, Business News

Even dirt isn't dirt-cheap anymore. At your local garden center, the cheapest dirt, which often goes by the name of "premium topsoil," may cost $4.99...

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Do You Still Believe it Wasn't Speculation?

Jeff Madrick | Posted 08.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Futures, The Federal Reserve, Oil Prices, Oil Speculation, Inflation, Oil Futures, Crude Oil Prices, Oil, Oil Futures Trading, Business News
Jeff Madrick

Oil is a financial asset now. It attracts hundreds of billions of dollars of institutional investment. And like all financial assets throughout time, it is given to fashion and fad.

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Mexican Inflation Hits 3-Year High On Food, Gas Prices

AP | Posted 08.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Mexico, Inflation, Recession, Mexico Inflation, Mexican Inflation, Food Prices, Gas Prices, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Business News

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's central bank says rising food and gasoline prices have pushed inflation to its highest level in three years. The bank sa...

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Zimbabwe Faces 50 Million Percent Inflation, Uses Gasoline Coupons For Currency

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Zimbabwe, Inflation, Zimbabwe Inflation, Gas Prices, Weak Economy, Stupid News, Business News

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Reeling from the highest inflation rate in the world, barred by the government from using U.S. dollars for purchases, Zimbabw...

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Higher Prices Outpace June Spending by Consumers

New York Times | CATHERINE RAMPELL | Posted 08.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Inflation, Economic Woes, Economy, Economic Crisis, Rebate Check, Consumer Spending, Inflation Rebate, Rebate Checks Inflation, Business News

Consumers spent more in June, but only because the things they bought cost more. Driven primarily by energy and food prices, inflation grew 0.8 perce...

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Biggest Price Rise In 3 Decades Shocks Shoppers

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 08.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Inflation, Economy, Rising Prices, Rising Inflation, Price Increases, Consumer Spending Down, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Business News

WASHINGTON — Rising prices, falling home values, stagnant wages and tight credit. It's a potent combination that has struck the American consume...

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The Monomania of Economists

Jeff Madrick | Posted 08.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Milton Friedman, Unions, Inflation, 1970s, Inlfationary Expectations, Business News
Jeff Madrick

The anti-inflationary policy makers are preaching a simple ideology. To be more kind, they want to make the mistake of being too tight, not too loose.

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Retailers The Next Target Of Inflation

AP | ELLEN SIMON | Posted 07.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Inflation, Retailers, High Prices, High Retail Prices, High Price Inflation, Inflation Retailers, Business News

NEW YORK — Coming to a store near you: Even higher prices. Most inflation this year has come from food and fuel, as retailers resisted passing ...

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The Federal Reserve: Whining About the Economy

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Statistics, Unemployment, Economics, Job Cuts, Inflation, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Ben Bernanke Recession, Recession, Business News
Hale

Yesterday the Federal Reserve released the latest Beige Book. What did it show? Consumers are slowing their shopping, housing is still deteriorating, and prices are increasing.

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Clipped Roman Coins and Shrunken Coke Cans

Max Keiser | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Roman Coins, Starbucks, Empire, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Loss of Empire, Inflation, Rome, Economy, Business News
Max Keiser

The Romans had a gold-backed currency that they physically needed to shrink to engineer empire-killing inflation. In America, the government, not having a gold-backed currency, just prints more worthless paper.

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The Black-Scholes Atomic Debt Bomb & 7 Predictions

Max Keiser | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Option Volatility Formula, Federal Reserve Bank, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Deflation, Inflation, Black-Scholes, Business News
Max Keiser

By not deflating the supply of fiat, debt-based exchange units for so many years, the over supply of them, each a claim on America's future, has grown by quantum levels of risk.

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