The Federal Statistics Office reported that German consumer prices increased 0.2% on a seasonally-adjusted basis in October, translating into a 1.3% annual gain on a harmonized basis. German prices are…

…happens when you inject a lot of capital-intensive, low-marginal-cost supply into a marginalist price-setting market mechanism with low short term demand elasticity – or, in simpler words: when you have…

…Qiao and Yu Song at Goldman Sachs points out that prices may be on an (increasingly) upward trajectory: The recent rise in inflation was caused mainly by higher food prices…

…YOU to know, Bob Beckel, I give blame for high gas prices. 30 years of the Democrats beholden to the extreme environmental movement, we haven’t built a refinery. We’re not…

In the new issue of The Economists’ Voice, Robert Shiller has a piece on house prices: “Long-Term Perspectives on the Current Boom in Home Prices.” Here’s the picture that tells…

…to be quite a good approximation to the dynamics of real oil prices It does turn out that there is a small chance that oil prices will fall below $15…

…been down. Suncor Energy’s 40-F filing notes that it for, acquire, develop, produce and market crude oil and natural gas, transport and refine crude oil and market petroleum and petrochemical…

…increase since mid-2002. Before Donald Luskin starts wondering about tax increases versus prices increases again, let’s consult with this source for a history of nominal prices since 1976 as compared…

…South Africa. The rise in housing prices, here and elsewhere, is not surprising, given the decline in interest rates. Housing prices are, to a certain extent, like bond prices. When…

…2000-2001. It may not be so lucky this time. The debate over a US housing bubble is now over. The recent US house prices report for the third quarter was…