…of reaping the growth brought on by doing such. Prices of eggs did go up and more than likely due to bird flu. Prices were mostly up because of supply…

…repair costs); recall that these lag vehicle prices. In December, new vehicle prices increased 0.5%, and used car prices increased 1.2%. These have been strong monthly numbers in th past…

New Deal democrat, “Historical Note on US Treasury Interest Rates and Stock Prices“ Over the weekend I was asked by two people what is going on in the markets. That’s…

…Freedom/free market. Liberty/more choices. Fiduciary responsibility/make money. Justice/market clearing price. Free speech/advertizing. One vote/one unit of currency. Rights/market power. Social conscience/consumer reseach. Want another example of where we have failed…

…agree on a price] and (2) are efficient [everyone involved in the market has all the information they need to make a rational decision on what the clearing price is/will…

…up. Supply is down. So why are prices rising?” Er……….. OK – Rachel Sklar did a nice job echoing something CalculatedRisk observed: Bodman says that oil prices are high because…

…of market commentary is usually something that is best done by business economists who are focusing on the day-to-day stuff talking to market participants. But I think that the latest…

…Prices, Stupid,” health policy expert Gerard F. Anderson and colleagues concluded that (the italics are ours) “the difference in spending [between the US and other countries] is caused mostly by higher prices for…

…regulators generally use to decide whether to block a merger in a moderately or highly concentrated market. National market shares, however, mask the merger’s danger. In more local geographic markets,…

…made this argument in a Fed Letter “Explaining recent changes in home prices“. UCSD Economics Professor Dr. Hamilton, of Econobrowser, suggested another possible interest rate based model for home prices….