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    • The producer price index hints at where consumer prices are headed

    by Lily Jamali
    Feb 16, 2023
    Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in January, showing that inflation is sticking around.
    Food prices for suppliers dropped 1% month over month, according to the producer price index.
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    Here's what to look for in the latest consumer price index

    by Matt Levin
    Feb 13, 2023
    CPI looked like it was heading in the right direction — that of lower inflation — at the end of 2022. Is that trend going to continue?
    While goods may be getting cheaper, prices for services like hotels and rental cars are still getting pricier.
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    I've Always Wondered ...

    Tax the rich! Tax corporate profits! Curb inflation?

    by Janet Nguyen
    Oct 7, 2022
    The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to cool demand, but additional strategies could also help.
    In 1990, a luxury tax went into effect on goods like jewelry priced over $10,000. It was repealed three years later.
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    What's disinflation, and why does it matter?

    by Sabri Ben-Achour
    Jul 30, 2020
    Slowing inflation isn't as dangerous as prices dropping for a long period of time. But it's important to keep disinflation in check.
    The menu of a ramen restaurant, for instance, can illustrate inflation, disinflation or deflation.
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    Baby boomers hold the key to recovery

    by Marketplace Staff
    Aug 19, 2009
    Commentator David Frum says we should all be paying attention to how the baby boomers handle their assets as they enter retirement age, because they will affect what the economic recovery looks like.
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    My Two Cents

    Inflation? Hyperinflation?

    by Chris Farrell
    Apr 6, 2009
    I keep reading and hearing about the risk of soaring inflation and even hyperinflation with the Fed's quantatative easing campaign. Now, there's...
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    What inflation?

    by Chris Farrell
    Mar 24, 2009
    James Montier is an economist and global strategist, and very smart. In a recent newsletter on inflation and deflation he looked at TIPS, Treasury...
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    TIPS and deflation

    by Chris Farrell
    Dec 1, 2008
    Question: I called my broker to buy some TIPS. He told me to be very careful because they could lose value in a deflationary environment. Is this...
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    Million Bazillion Academy, week 1: Inflation
    Inflation is like the weather. It’s a fundamental force in the economy that affects everyone, though not necessarily in the same…