Inflation on Townhall

• Symptoms Don't Lie Sun May 12
  Peter Schiff
  When the data says one thing and the symptoms continuously say another, it makes sense to question the reliability of the instruments.Although our government-supplied data suggests we are experiencing low inflation and modest economic growth, the economy shows symptoms of low growth, rising prices, and diminishing purchasing power. ... more
• China inflation data shows central bank policy dilemma Wed May 8
  Reuters News
• Tell Those Inflation Alarmists to Shut Up Thu Apr 25
  Michael Schaus
  Worried about inflation? Shut up, and learn to love quantitative easing. ... more
• Is the Fed Printing Money? Fri Apr 19
  Mike Shedlock
  I suspect most of you will reply an emphatic yes, but some of you will say no. Before I give you my take, please ponder a similar question: "Is inflation or deflation coming?" ... more
• Gasoline, food prices subdue U.S. consumer inflation Tue Apr 16
  Reuters News
• Gasoline, food prices subdue U.S. consumer inflation Tue Apr 16
  Reuters News
• Fed doves play down threat of U.S. inflation Sat Apr 13
  Reuters News
• The Great Grab Has Begun Sat Apr 13
  Bill Tatro
  If interest rates rise, as most of the world assumes will happen eventually, then a million dollars instantly becomes a lot less. ... more
• Fisher: Fed's bond-buying program could spark eventual inflation Wed Apr 10
  Reuters News
• Dear Uncle Sam: Get Well Soon, the End is Near Wed Mar 13
  John Ransom
  "All is well," the public bankers at the central banks around the world are saying to the private bankers on the Wall Streets around the world, even as the central banks distribute their Get-Well-Soon cards disguised as dollars, pounds, francs, lire and renminbi. ... more
• Champagne out, ebooks in as Britain updates inflation basket Tue Mar 12
  Reuters News
• This Won’t End End Well: Obama Giveth X and Taketh Away 7.6 Percent More Fri Mar 8
  John Ransom
  So the Fed is printing money, which drives household wealth up, so that the government can raise taxes, so that families spend a little more and save a whole lot less, while wages go down and household debt starts to climb back up. Now all we need for this genius plan to work out is for housing prices and the stock market to continue to climb forever. ... more
• Higher Taxes Threaten to Endanger Government Fri Mar 1
  Dalton Vogler
• Proof that Inflation Benefits the Wealthy Thu Feb 21
  Mike Shedlock
  In spite of the often-heard mantra that "inflation wipes away debt", I suggest otherwise. Income typically does not keep up with expenses, and most have too few assets to inflate. The poor (last on the credit totem pole) overpay for their assets with cheap credit given to them at precisely the wrong times. ... more
• "Self-Inflicted Damage" Now the UK Goal; Inflation a "Cause For Optimism" Thu Feb 14
  Mike Shedlock
  Inflation is expected to run well above the Bank of England target rate of 2% for another two years in the UK. Don't worry it's a self-inflicted goal. ... more
• Bank of England sees inflation staying higher for longer Wed Feb 13
  Reuters News
• Investing In a World of Make Believe Sun Feb 10
  John Browne
  For the past few years, the Fed has maintained that the U.S. inflation rate, which is represented by the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, has hovered around two percent. Most consumers who buy food, goods and services such as health in the real world, will find this figure derisory. ... more
• Asia stocks rise ahead of China's inflation data Thu Feb 7
  AP News
• China trade, loan surge boosts economy, inflation lurks Thu Feb 7
  Reuters News
• Wimping Out Thu Jan 31
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  The New York Times mobile app sent me a breaking news update Wednesday morning: "U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Contracted in Fourth Quarter." Based on high government third-quarter spending and government policies and politics occurring during the fourth quarter, the slowdown should come as no surprise. ... more
• Taxing the Poor Wed Dec 12
  Thomas Sowell
  With all the talk about taxing the rich, we hear very little talk about taxing the poor. Yet the marginal tax rate on someone living in poverty can sometimes be higher than the marginal tax rate on millionaires. ... more
• Is America Headed Into An Intentional Recession? Sun Dec 9
  Austin Hill
  Today, just three weeks away from 2013, there is reason to believe that our President and his Administration – and perhaps his party, as a whole – is “embracing” recession, as though it is an appropriate means to a necessary end. ... more
• Insane: Liberals Contemplate $1 Trillion Platinum Coin to "Solve" Debt Limit Issue Sat Dec 8
  Guy Benson
• Fiscal Cliff Notes Tue Dec 4
  Thomas Sowell
  Amid all the political and media hoopla about the "fiscal cliff" crisis, there are a few facts that are worth noting. ... more
• U.S. price hikes on branded drugs far outpace 2012 inflation Wed Nov 28
  Reuters News

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