Inflation & Devaluation

How the Government Deceives us on Inflation, as Rents and Housing Costs Soar

by Wolf Richter • Sep 12, 2014 • 9 Comments

Rents and housing costs make up 30% of the Consumer Price Index. They’re its largest component. They’re soaring in real life. But not in the CPI.

Ravenous Costs and Dubious Benefits of a College Degree

by Contributor • Sep 10, 2014 • 12 Comments

She’ll be 55 before her net life-time earnings equal those of an enterprising person who left school at 16.

What Happened to the Price of a Gallon of Gas?

by Johnnygeneric • Sep 9, 2014 • 9 Comments

An impoverished nation now finds a commodity to be too expensive though it really hasn’t changed in price in over four decades – in terms of silver.

Argentine Peso Collapses on Top of Rogue Regime

by Wolf Richter • Aug 25, 2014 • 7 Comments

Adeptly managed by the central bank and the government, the Argentine peso has been plunging in perfect form, an activity it is very, very good at.

This Chart Is a True Picture of What’s Dragging on the American Economy

by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2014 • 11 Comments

Over the long run (which is now), the math of that distortion just doesn’t work out.

Gallup Slams Lid On Hopes For US Economy

by Wolf Richter • Jul 11, 2014 • 6 Comments

Consumers are “straining against rising prices on daily essentials” and are cutting back on things they want to buy.

How The US Government Deliberately Understates Inflation

by Wolf Richter • Jul 3, 2014 • Comments Off on How The US Government Deliberately Understates Inflation

Since rents aren’t fully reflected in the Consumer Price Index, we’re behind the curve. And the Fed, which relies on the PCE index, “won’t even see the curve,” says Lee Adler in this must-see video (and chart) that raised my blood pressure.

Airbus CEO Calls For Currency War, Shoots Himself in Foot

by Wolf Richter • May 20, 2014 • Comments Off on Airbus CEO Calls For Currency War, Shoots Himself in Foot

Boeing got more orders in the first quarter than archrival Airbus. So at the ILA Berlin Air Show, Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier spoke up against this ridiculous injustice. True to his Frenchness, he exhorted the ECB to do what central banks are supposed to do.

The “Low-flation” Myth: Inflation That Is Seen And Not Seen

by David Stockman • May 1, 2014 • Comments Off on The “Low-flation” Myth: Inflation That Is Seen And Not Seen

New car prices are a good introduction to the world of inflation seen and not seen.

LEAKED: Draghi’s Sudden Switcheroo On QE

by Wolf Richter • Apr 28, 2014 • Comments Off on LEAKED: Draghi’s Sudden Switcheroo On QE

It happened at a private meeting with top lawmakers in Germany during a two-day shindig.

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