I found this chart to be absolutely fascinating . . . Graphic courtesy of Barrons There will be an eventual reversion to the mean...
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If you think I am skeptical about the BLS data, imagine how I feel about this nonsense from the Red Communists of China’s Central...
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The Leading Economic Indicators dropped 0.7% in September. The Conf Board blamed higher energy prices, declining consumer confidence and...
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Back in June, we noted that the U.K.was foreshadowing the U.S. economy. That remains true today: The British economy seems...
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Ever wonder where the money you pay to Uncle Sam goes? This site — the National Priorities Project — breask it down by...
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Similar to Twain’s observation, reports of inflation’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Despite tales to the contrary, it is...
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Before 1983, CPI measured housing inflation by looking at what it cost to own a home (house prices, mortgage, property taxes). After 83,...
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Adjust this! We visited the issue of BLS "Owners Equivalent Rent" in CPI back in May (and several times since). But we...
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Good morning, and welcome to the monkey house. Now that the deluge has stopped, we can put away our umbrellas and turn to the key topics...
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Barron’s Alan Abelson shares my disdain for ginned up CPI data: When it comes to the so-called professional response to economic...
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