Surging real yields blow hole in ‘everything rally’
A jump in real yields — the return bond investors can expect once inflation is taken into account — has jolted markets in early 2022...
EMERGING MARKETS-Currencies jump as dollar slides after U.S. inflation data
By Susan Mathew Jan 12 (Reuters) – Emerging market currencies jumped on Wednesday after data showed U.S. December inflation rose in line with expectations, calming...
As costs soar, some Japanese companies do the unthinkable: raise prices
City skyline and harbour are seen at sunrise from a quarantine bus window during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2021....
Why Deficits Matter – AIER
The US is experiencing the strongest price pressures in 40 years. Financial and economic commentators are searching frantically for the culprit. Many on the right...
Of Two Minds – The Real Revolution Is Underway But Nobody Recognizes It
January 12, 2022 Revolutions have a funny characteristic: they’re unpredictable. The general assumption is that revolutions are political. The revolution some foresee in the U.S....
Real and Unreal Inflation: Workers Lost Money 9 out of 12 Months in 2021 – Mish Talk
Real means inflation adjusted. Real Wage Key Points The average worker lost money to inflation 9 out of 12 months in 2021. Workers came out...
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Most Reckless Fed Ever: “Real” Federal Funds Rate Now the Most Negative Ever
Even most junk bonds have negative “real” yields. And the Fed is still fueling this madness. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. After a year of brushing off...
The Fed’s doomsday prophet has a dire warning about where we are headed
Politico/Christopher Leonard/12-29-2021 “The historical record shows that Hoenig was worried primarily that the Fed was taking a risky path that would deepen income inequality, stoke...
President Biden is blaming everyone else for surging inflation
Americans paid more for everything this Christmas, from toys to turkeys. But this “Bah, humbug” reality didn’t start with the Christmas season. Only 1.4 percent...