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21 May

Seasonal Adjustments and Inflation

by Barry Ritholtz
Yesterday, we spilled quite a few pixels discussing the various ways inflation has been impacting the economy. Not only did we see Core...

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20 May

Price Increases, or Margin Squeezes?

by Barry Ritholtz
Fascinating chart from Kevin Depew over at Minyanville, massaged from the PPI data released this AM:  Kevin takes the spread between...

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20 May

Producer Price Index April 2008 = 0.2%, 0.4% Core

by Barry Ritholtz
How was that for odd? The Core Rate was much higher than the headline — 0.4% versus 0.2%. Why? It has to do with the way seasonal...

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14 May

US Inflation Miracle Continues

by Barry Ritholtz
The BLS reported that prices rose modestly in April, below consensus expectations. The usually Bullish Michael T. Darda of MKM Partners...

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13 May

Inflation Ex-Inflation Ex-Inflation

by Barry Ritholtz
I stumbled across a data point yesterday that was quite fascinating: The percentage of food and health care in the Consumer Price Index....

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12 May

Ben Bernanke, Improvisor

by Barry Ritholtz
A must read piece is in the upcoming June 2008 Bloomberg Markets Magazine titled: The Improviser "Ben Bernanke, the...

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11 May

When Should the Fed Bailout the Economy?

by Barry Ritholtz
Peter Bernstein, author of such books as Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk, has an interesting piece in the Sunday NYT,...

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9 May

Trichet Warns of `Protracted’ High Inflation

by Barry Ritholtz
Unlike the Federal Reserve, Trichet and the EC are very concerned with high Inflation: Click for Video Remember, the EC has a single...

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8 May

GDP Alternate Measure

by Barry Ritholtz
I’ve been complaining for quite some time that the understated Inflation overstates GDP. John Williams of ShadowStats notes the...

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8 May

Is Inflation Really Overstated? (No!)

by Barry Ritholtz
Yesterday, I wrote: “David Leonhardt’s NYT columns are oftentimes insightful and illuminating. Unfortunately, today’s...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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