…in price for their semiconductors. We were Tier 1 automotive manufacturers, many times we do not set the price and the supplier is selected by Ford, GM, Chrysler, etc. We…

…in lower pricing for all 10 drugs. Those prices will become effective one year later or January 1, 2026 (sigh . . .). And the oh well moment . ….

…and services, consumer wages also tend to increase in a healthy economy. If wages keep up with inflation, consumers may feel the impact of rising prices less; if not, price…

…2024 to February 2025, mostly housing. During that time frame, housing price increases accounted for three-fifths of the overall inflation rate. The inflation rate is calculated using the Consumer Price…

I keep reading about how Tesla is in trouble. Well, yes, in the sense that its business model is a fail. But Tesla stock price has been defying gravity. Why?…

…skyrocket. Since then new home prices have backed off, while the price of existing homes has remained elevated. In April there were further signs of this rebalancing. Let’s begin with…

…causing these price hikes? While inflation is part of the story, it’s clear that corporate practices, market consolidation, price fixing, and emerging technologies are also at play. The Scale of…

…February. (note: as per usual, FRED hasn’t updated the FHFA information yet): The actual *de*flation in the house price indexes has been -0.7% in the FHFA Index and -1.1% in the…

…newcomers are the ones confronted with the higher housing prices that these restrictive laws create. Under severe land use restrictions, prices no longer serve the function of allocating scarce resources…

…changes in position, such as price and exchange-rate changes, of –$1.06 trillion (table 2). Price changes of –$2.23 trillion reflected U.S. stock price increases exceeding foreign stock price increases, which…