In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 13 hours ago

The medium-term outlook is sensitive to external developments and policy responses. A benign external environment, featuring even higher steel prices ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

Do changes in oil prices impact core inflation? That is, do changes in oil prices - which are excluded from core measures - pass through over time and...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

For all the talk about identifying root cause lately, as the financial crisis lurches to-and-fro like a drunken sailor stumbling back to his room ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 3 weeks ago

I don't have any disagreement with this:Don't Worry About Inflation, by Frederic S. Mishkin: ...The Consumer Price Index (CPI) last month rose more th...

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In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 3 weeks ago

From Ezra Klein: EzraKlein Archive The American Prospect: MCCAIN'S HEALTH CARE PLAN: HEALTH INSURANCE YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IN, OR RELY ON: Health Affa...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 weeks ago

Over the years, I have criticized a variety of official data points as misleading: Consumer Price Index [CPI] for woefully understating price increase...

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In Big Picture - Posted 5 weeks ago

Over the years, I have criticized a variety of official data points as misleading: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for woefully understating price increase...

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In Economist's View - Posted 5 weeks ago

Brad DeLong asks whether we should be more concerned with inflation or with unemployment:Is inflation the right battle?, by J. Bradford DeLong, Projec...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 6 weeks ago

More Lehman layoffs. Lehman (LEH) announced plans to fire 1,500 employees, approximately 6% of its work force. The layoffs will most likely happen ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 6 weeks ago

There is a lot of confusion over the Fed's use of core inflation as part of its policy making process. One reason for confusion is that we using a sin...

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