inflation

What Does 7.5% Inflation Mean? The Rule of 72 Can Show You

This month, inflation hit a new milestone. In February, annual inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) jumped to…

4 years ago

Fentanyl Street Price Plummets While Country Faces High Prices Under The Biden Administration

As Americans face some of the highest costs on consumer goods, the price of illicit fentanyl is decreasing on the…

4 years ago

Another Key Inflation Indicator Surged To Highest Level Since 1983

A key inflation indicator increased to its highest level in 38 years while consumer demand remained strong despite soaring prices,…

4 years ago

Obama Treasury Official Blames Federal Spending For Inflation Crisis

Former Obama administration economic official Steven Rattner pushed back on President Joe Biden’s explanation of the causes of the inflation…

4 years ago

Consumer Spending Surged In January As Inflation Reached Near 40-Year High

Consumer spending surged in January amid soaring inflation, the Commerce Department announced Wednesday. Retail sales grew 3.8% in January, far…

4 years ago

Bidenomics: Wholesale Prices Surged Nearly 10% Over Past Year

The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the prices suppliers charge businesses and other customers, surged 1% in January amid…

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7 Wild Statistics about Super Bowl LVI Spending and Viewership

The key indicator of inflation at the end of 2021 showed consumer prices up 7% with much concern over the…

4 years ago

Yikes! Blame the Biden Administration for 7.5% Inflation

This is starting to sound like a broken record. Time and again, in my columns for the last 10 months, I’ve…

4 years ago

‘Get Serious’: Manchin Says ‘Severe Economic Pain’ Cannot Be ‘Ignored’

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin ripped into the Biden Administration on Thursday after a Labor Department report showed a…

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Biden Effect: Inflation Accelerates in January, Worse than Analysts Expected

Prices for just about everything rose at a faster pace in January than in recent months and increases are higher…

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January Jobs Number Very Positive — But Inflation Will Increase

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the jobs numbers for January 2022. To the surprise of most economists, 467,000 jobs were…

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Inflation Strikes Amazon: Prime Fees to Rise 17% in 2022

Amazon.com is not insulated from inflation, the supply chain crisis or the labor shortage in America and today announced that…

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Key Inflation Indicator Soars To Highest Level Since 1983

A key inflation gauge reached its highest level since 1983, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The core Personal Consumption Expenditures…

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Federal Reserve Sticks To Rate Hike Schedule, Signals End To Asset Purchase Stimulus

The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates near zero, and it will begin its rate hike in mid-March, Federal Reserve…

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Here’s How To Fight Inflation Without Destroying The American Worker

With the Federal Reserve’s first meeting of 2022 set for Wednesday, talk of surging inflation and how to deal with…

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