Sticker Shock & Hedonic Quality Adjustments: How Much Have New-Car Prices Really Risen over Three Decades? by Wolf Richter • Oct 7, 2019 • 190 Comments Wages rose with inflation, but not nearly enough to pay for “quality improvements,” which is why working people feel increasingly impoverished.
“Core” Inflation Rises Most Since Sep 2008, Powered by Services and Now Even the Peculiar Case of Durable Goods by Wolf Richter • Sep 12, 2019 • 73 Comments What would the Fed do if economic factors were all it looked at?
Men’s “Real” Earnings Below 1973 Level: Census Bureau by Wolf Richter • Sep 10, 2019 • 186 Comments Top 20% households made out like bandits, bottom 40% got crushed.
Used-Car Market Profits from Carmageddon. For Many Americans, New Cars Cost Too Much by Wolf Richter • Sep 10, 2019 • 101 Comments August wholesale auction price index hits record after longest series of year-over-year price gains since 2001.
Inflation Data Shows Tariffs Are Not a Tax on Consumers but on Foreign & US Corporations by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2019 • 70 Comments Here is where inflation runs hot – and it’s not imported consumer goods.
Two Fed Governors Defy Wall Street, the Media & Trump. Eight Buckle: Powell Tries to Explain, Confusingly Throws “Couple of Rate Hikes” into Mix. Stocks Tank by Wolf Richter • Jul 31, 2019 • 137 Comments “It is not the beginning of a long series of rate cuts”: Powell.
The Giant Sucking Sound of Financial Repression by Wolf Richter • Jul 31, 2019 • 104 Comments In the US alone, it impacts nearly $40 trillion — with consequences for the real economy.
The Victims of Inflation by Wolf Richter • Jul 17, 2019 • 135 Comments Inflation gets pitched as something inherently good the Fed is trying to make sure folks gets enough of. But someone’s paying the price.
My Advice to the Fed on “Low Inflation”: Use a Different Index for Crying Out Loud and Tell the BLS to be Less Aggressive with “Hedonic Quality Adjustments” by Wolf Richter • Jul 13, 2019 • 116 Comments The Fed could instantly claim victory and pocket the kudos.
With all this Money Printing, Where’s the Huge Inflation? by Wolf Richter • Jul 11, 2019 • 115 Comments Oh, it’s here alright. But we’re a little squeamish about calling it out.
