July inflation consistent with early recovery; no compelling evidence of wage deflation   Yesterday morning July consumer prices were reported to have increased 0.6% for the second month in a…

…sold at major retailers today, such as legendary Half of Fame MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan’s private label beef that is carried exclusively at Kroger stores, or at his private label…

…that the Japanese government’s diminishing economic policy flexibility may lead to a downgrade unless measures can be taken to stem fiscal and deflationary pressures,” S.&P. said. “The policies of the…

…area of deflation. It is actually hard for inflation to turn into outright deflation. So there is an economic resistance not allowing inflation to become deflation. So the interest rates…

April deflation follows a typical recessionary pattern This morning’s consumer price index for April gives us our first indication of what the coronavirus recession has done to inflation. Overall consumer…

…deflation. That continued in this morning’s reports for July. On a seasonally adjusted basis, in the three month average through June, both the Case-Shiller national index (light blue in the graphs…

 – by New Deal democrat Despite the government shutdown, the FHFA did publish its repeat home sales index this morning. And since the S&P Case Shiller index is from a private…

…physicians what they already k new, Depakote was a very valuable medication for “off-label” (unapproved uses). In the irony department, prescribing and administering Depakote for off-label uses is legal, and…

…information about products’ energy use. Label is voluntary, and Congress ordered it The Energy Star label is voluntary for products that meet certain efficiency levels, and differs from Department of…

…here). so I cut my price by more than 1% so deflation is more than 1%. So if I assume that deflation is 1% per month, then it is more…