…prices, but little change in the overall price level, or inflation. From their 2008 peak the CRB for foodstuffs fell from 525 to 330 and has since rebounded to 609….

…slow as tax rates rise, and eventually peak and decrease; tax rates that are too high might be accompanies by government waste and decreased private sector incentives. The green highlights…

…example in the last cycle capacity utilization peaked at 81.7% in April, 2007 before plunging to a low of 68.2% in May, 2009. The average from the last peak to…

…air conditioning and shopping malls as one metaphor for the good life that the Chinese are striving for, but he would advise caution for those wanting to Americanize our image…

…of the key releases since the December, 2007 peak together. As the chart shows, industrial production and real imports have fallen much more than real retail sales. At least my…

…all interest has to be funded by current year borrowing. This point which I call ‘Peak’ is projected for 2023. After Peak funding full benefits means redeeming the accumulated Special…

…the real trade balance has collapsed. The peak in the chart is the last month of the third quarter. Consequently, trade will be a major negative for the real gdp…

…minimum wages were raised every couple of years, yielding a gradual rising line, with one plateau corresponding to the fall which followed the $7.01 peak — a peak which has…

…price declines for three busts: Los Angeles in the early ’90s, San Antonio in the mid ’80s (the oil patch bust) and Hartford starting in ’89. The peaks of all…

…and I am forced to conclude that we’re near the peak of house prices in several markets – and that once we’re past the peak, they will go down. Kash…