Inflation
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The Fed Cuts, but the Market Shrugs: Why Mortgage Rates Refuse to Fall
The Fed can lower the funds rate, but only Congress can rein in the spending that keeps long-term yields — and mortgage rates — stubbornly high.
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Argentina’s Least-Competitive Sectors Fight Market Reforms
Javier Milei has slashed inflation and deregulated markets — but entrenched interests and old powers are fighting back.
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Why the Erosion of Central Bank Independence Matters
The lesson from around the world is clear: countries that politicize their central banks pay a steep price.
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Housing’s Deep Freeze: Existing Home Sales at 25-Year Lows
Buyers are sidelined by high prices, while owners cling to historically cheap loans and high equity. The freeze is reshaping labor markets and family formation.
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What I Saw in Milei’s Argentina
Argentina’s vast potential is shackled by its Perónist past. The path to a thriving market economy demands relentless action across society, from the grassroots level to the Casa Rosada.
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Mission Creep: The Fed’s Foray Into State and Local Debt
The Fed’s scheme to offer credit to states and municipalities was fiscal policy in disguise, turning local mismanagement into a national problem.
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Inflation Still Over Target in August
Inflation has exceeded the Fed’s two-percent target for 54 consecutive months, with prices up 25 percent since March 2020.
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Miran Follows a Long Tradition of Political Appointees at the Fed
From Eccles to Greenspan to Yellen, history suggests politically seasoned Fed officials are the rule rather than the exception.
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Inflation Heats Up in August
Inflation is rising compared to its year-over-year pace, nudged along by tariff effects. But Fed officials are expected to cut rates next week, anyway.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises 0.21 Percent in August 2025
Sticky service costs, moderating but still-present tariff effects, and a softening labor market combine to put pressure on the Fed.
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The Fed Cuts, but the Market Shrugs: Why Mortgage Rates Refuse to Fall
The Fed can lower the funds rate, but only Congress can rein in the spending that keeps long-term yields — and mortgage rates — stubbornly high.
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•
Argentina’s Least-Competitive Sectors Fight Market Reforms
Javier Milei has slashed inflation and deregulated markets — but entrenched interests and old powers are fighting back.
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•
Why the Erosion of Central Bank Independence Matters
The lesson from around the world is clear: countries that politicize their central banks pay a steep price.
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•
Housing’s Deep Freeze: Existing Home Sales at 25-Year Lows
Buyers are sidelined by high prices, while owners cling to historically cheap loans and high equity. The freeze is reshaping labor markets and family formation.
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•
What I Saw in Milei’s Argentina
Argentina’s vast potential is shackled by its Perónist past. The path to a thriving market economy demands relentless action across society, from the grassroots level to the Casa Rosada.
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•
Mission Creep: The Fed’s Foray Into State and Local Debt
The Fed’s scheme to offer credit to states and municipalities was fiscal policy in disguise, turning local mismanagement into a national problem.
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•
Inflation Still Over Target in August
Inflation has exceeded the Fed’s two-percent target for 54 consecutive months, with prices up 25 percent since March 2020.
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•
Miran Follows a Long Tradition of Political Appointees at the Fed
From Eccles to Greenspan to Yellen, history suggests politically seasoned Fed officials are the rule rather than the exception.
-
•
Inflation Heats Up in August
Inflation is rising compared to its year-over-year pace, nudged along by tariff effects. But Fed officials are expected to cut rates next week, anyway.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises 0.21 Percent in August 2025
Sticky service costs, moderating but still-present tariff effects, and a softening labor market combine to put pressure on the Fed.