The Fed at the Crossroads

                   
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safehaven.com     May 17, 2008            

Is the economy poised for a recovery, as the stock market seems to expect? Looking at the latest Commerce Department data, we find that US import prices are up 15% year over year. If we had used actual home prices then inflation would have been overstated in the last six years, and now the CPI... [read full story]                

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If inflation's in check, why are we so worried?

nwsource.com     May 14, 2008          

Jon Talton Special to The Seattle Times It's always something. The author and former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips, who spoke in Seattle last month, argues that the government's yardsticks seriously understate inflation. Yet important differences exist: the oil shock has not been so...                

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Government Inflation Data at Odds with Reality

safehaven.com     May 15, 2008          

In an age where governments of every political stripe distort economic data to promote their own self-interests, it's hardly surprising that they present inflation statistics that are wildly at odds with the reality faced by consumers and businesses ...                

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Is inflation index out of touch?

msn.com     May 16, 2008          

Many Americans feel inflation is running hotter than the government's consumer price index suggests. Between the gas pump and the grocery checkout, Americans have plenty of reasons to list inflation as Economic Enemy No. 1. It's not surprising that many people feel as if inflation is running...                

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Government Inflation data at Odds with Reality

goldseek.com     May 15, 2008          

In an age where governments of every political stripe distort economic data to promote their own self-interests, it’s hardly surprising that they present inflation statistics that are wildly at odds with the reality faced by consumers and businesses, and regarded with utter disbelief.                

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Government Inflation Data at Odds with Reality

seekingalpha.com     May 16, 2008          

Gary Dorsch (Global Money Trends) submits: In an age where governments of every political stripe distort economic data to promote their own self-interests, it’s hardly surprising that they present inflation statistics that are wildly at odds with the reality faced by consumers and businesses, and...                

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An Investor's Guide to Inflation (BusinessWeek)

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

Friday May 16, 8:08 am ET By Aaron Pressman Prices are going up all over, but it's common practice among economists to cite only the "core" inflation rate, which excludes food and energy costs. Of course, consumers can't ignore food and energy costs and neither should investors. While the overall...                

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Is Britain heading for stagflation?

moneyweek.com     May 16, 2008          

“Darling’s desperate,” said the FT. Alistair Darling has announced a rise of £600 in the personal tax allowance, amounting to a handout of £120 to those on low and middle incomes. This latest retreat by the Treasury “has shattered any residual idea” that this Government can run “an orderly fiscal...                

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The Failure of Inflation Targeting (by Joseph E. Stiglitz)

turkishweekly.net     May 16, 2008          

The Failure of Inflation Targeting (by Joseph E. Stiglitz)Friday , 16 May 2008 The World's central bankers are a close-knit club, given to fads and fashions. In the early 1980's, they fell under the spell of monetarism, a simplistic economic theory promoted by Milton Friedm .....                

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Money Inflation

goldseek.com     May 16, 2008          

Due to all kinds of prices rising to levels that would have seemed inconceivable only a few years ago, inflation concerns are mushrooming today. And if there is anyone still not worried about inflation yet, they soon will be. Rising food and energy costs really affect the daily lives of nearly...                

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Money Inflation

safehaven.com     May 16, 2008          

Due to all kinds of prices rising to levels that would have seemed inconceivable only a few years ago, inflation concerns are mushrooming today. But the remaining fractions of price increases we are seeing in the States are the result of true monetary inflation. The result is higher prices thanks...                

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