Inflation
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Edges Up 0.33 Percent as Inflation Shifts to Services
AIER’s own index posted its largest gain since June, but gains were largely cancelled out by moderation in other categories. Inflation pressures seem to be shifting rather than surging, with gradual disinflation still the dominant trend.
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Sweet Supply and Bitter Scarcity: Why Your Valentine’s Chocolates Cost More This Year
From West African cocoa policy to weather shocks and trade barriers, the price of Kisses and truffles is shaped by a whole world before it hits your supermarket shelf.
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To Save Social Security, Stop Subsidizing Wealthy Retirees
The program was meant to prevent old-age poverty. To achieve that, the fortunate will have to give up what (they were told) was theirs to keep.
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Why Super Bowl Tickets Are Cheaper But Everyday Life Isn’t
Declines in Super Bowl resale prices may look like deflation, but lower luxury spending actually reflects tightening household budget constraints.
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The Myth That Foreigners Pay Our Tariffs
The costs of tariffs are always shared — and domestic citizens inevitably bear a significant portion of the burden.
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Warsh or Not, The Fed’s Next Chair Will Inherit Too Much Power
“Emergency” powers, half a trillion in daily liquidity, and ever-expanding authority create far too much discretion for one individual.
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The Fed Takes a Wait-and-See Approach
Labor markets are stabilizing and inflation has leveled off. Further easing would’ve risked recent progress toward price stability.
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Don’t Push the Policy Button!
Economists design “optimal” interventions with caveats and disclaimers. Politicians treat them like irresistible big red buttons.
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Dollar Weakens as Markets Reprice US Political Risk
The dollar is being treated as a pressure-release mechanism for US debt — and markets are responding by demanding protection against intentional depreciation.
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The Fed Should Hold Steady in January
Cutting rates further risks overstimulating demand, when inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed’s two-percent target.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Edges Up 0.33 Percent as Inflation Shifts to Services
AIER’s own index posted its largest gain since June, but gains were largely cancelled out by moderation in other categories. Inflation pressures seem to be shifting rather than surging, with gradual disinflation still the dominant trend.
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Sweet Supply and Bitter Scarcity: Why Your Valentine’s Chocolates Cost More This Year
From West African cocoa policy to weather shocks and trade barriers, the price of Kisses and truffles is shaped by a whole world before it hits your supermarket shelf.
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•
To Save Social Security, Stop Subsidizing Wealthy Retirees
The program was meant to prevent old-age poverty. To achieve that, the fortunate will have to give up what (they were told) was theirs to keep.
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•
Why Super Bowl Tickets Are Cheaper But Everyday Life Isn’t
Declines in Super Bowl resale prices may look like deflation, but lower luxury spending actually reflects tightening household budget constraints.
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•
The Myth That Foreigners Pay Our Tariffs
The costs of tariffs are always shared — and domestic citizens inevitably bear a significant portion of the burden.
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•
Warsh or Not, The Fed’s Next Chair Will Inherit Too Much Power
“Emergency” powers, half a trillion in daily liquidity, and ever-expanding authority create far too much discretion for one individual.
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•
The Fed Takes a Wait-and-See Approach
Labor markets are stabilizing and inflation has leveled off. Further easing would’ve risked recent progress toward price stability.
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•
Don’t Push the Policy Button!
Economists design “optimal” interventions with caveats and disclaimers. Politicians treat them like irresistible big red buttons.
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•
Dollar Weakens as Markets Reprice US Political Risk
The dollar is being treated as a pressure-release mechanism for US debt — and markets are responding by demanding protection against intentional depreciation.
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•
The Fed Should Hold Steady in January
Cutting rates further risks overstimulating demand, when inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed’s two-percent target.