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Is it inflation or deflation?
We live in the craziest, upside down world you can imagine. In years past at rise in consumer prices threw the markets into a panic, signaling that inflation was rising a getting out of control. But that was then and this is now.
Today the Labor ...
Is the Fed underestimating inflation by using 'core' inflation metric?
There is an often-repeated joke in economists' circles that goes: Inflation is low, if you exclude food and energy prices. And of course, no one buys food or energy . . . The above is a critique of the U.S. Federal Reserve's use of core inflation -- ...
Inflation protection from Fidelity
"Inflation protected bonds hold an interesting hybridized place among Fidelity's bond fund lineup," says Jim Lowell in his Fidelity Investor. Here's the fund advisor's look at Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Fund (FINPX).
"When fear of recession ...
As inflation rises, is stagflation next?
In his Street Smart Report, market historian and seasonal timing expert Sy Harding takes an in-depth look at the economic outlook, explaining the Fed's concerns over inflation and potential stagflation.
"Investors in their thirties and forties often ...
Ominous good news on inflation
In looking back over 2008, there is one piece of good news -- but it's a silver lining on a black cloud. What am I talking about? In 2008, the U.S. had the lowest inflation rate since 1954 -- 0.1%. Back in 1954, prices actually fell 0.7%. The 2008 ...
Is Bernanke right to ignore inflation?
With wholesale inflation running at a 12% annual rate, prices are raging out of control. But Fed Chair Ben Bernanke is wagering that the risk of economic contraction is greater than the damage from inflation. He might be thinking that it took 15 ...
Inflation worries got you down? Buy TIP, a Treasury Inflation Protected ETF
With ever growing uncertainty whether our economy will face inflation or deflation in the months to come given recent government spending, what is certain is that no one wants to see their fixed income lose purchasing power. Unlike most bonds that ...
China unable to control inflation
More bad news for investors in China. It's not enough that markets have been pummeled over the last six months, but any sign that we may see a recovery may be short lived, as April's inflation numbers were released.
According to an AP report: ...
Do you want 6% inflation?
Since the hyper inflation of the 1970's the Federal Reserve has been plagued with fighting inflation, the number one bad guy of the economy. Now we are in a deflationary cycle and the Fed is using all the tricks in its bag to end this decline and ...
ECB's Trichet warns of inflation 'explosion'
In comments made June 23 to Germany's Die Zeit but published only today, European Central President Jean-Claude Trichet warned of an "explosion" in inflation if the bank does not act decisively to counter it, Reuters reported Wednesday.
"If we are ...
The Fed's quandary: Stimulate economy, but not inflation
A housing sector that remains in correction mode, to put it diplomatically; a contracting manufacturing sector; declining auto sales; a pull-back in consumer spending; anemic job growth -- historically, these would signal a no-doubt-about-it easing ...
Fed comments spark inflation concerns
After a positive morning for the market, comments from the Federal Reserve regarding inflation have brought out the bears and pushed the indexes down into the red. When the Fed was busy cutting rates by a total of 1.25% last month, the message it was ...
Is inflation peaking in many parts of the world?
The reduction in global economic growth and growth expectations is leading to one benefit: a sharp decline in commodity prices, creating hope inflation may be peaking in many parts of the world, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (subscription ...
Drop in inflation in China is bad news
How often is a drop in inflation a bad thing? Never? Not exactly.
The consumer price index in China increase by only 2.4% in November. Earlier in the year, that number was closer to 9%. According to the FT, "In further signs that price pressures are ...
Yamana (AUY): An inflation hedge, and more
Here's a defensive/growth hybrid that, I am underscoring, is only for those investors who can tolerate at least moderate risk: it's not for the low-risk investor. Historically, mining stocks in general and gold stocks in specific are not defensive ...
Closing Bell: Dubai sends jitters throughout the market (S, BBY)
Heinz looking good after the second quarter?
Why isn't Bank of America updating its shareholders on CEO situation?
