Inflation
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U.S. consumer spending rises in October...program ended, the Commerce Department estimated Wednesday. Real (inflation-adjusted) consumer spending rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in October after a 0.7% drop in September. Real disposable incomes rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2%,... In this article: U.S., Inflation, MarketWatch, Unemployment, Federal Reserve, and Washington |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 17, 2009
US inflation tame as industrial output growth slows
US inflation tame as industrial output growth slows US industrial output barely rose last month and wholesale inflation was tame, suggesting the economy's recovery from a severe recession was losing some steam as government stimulus faded.
In this article: The Fed, US, Recession, US Labor Department, Treasury Department, New York, Unemployment, LPL Financial, and Dow Jones Industrial Average
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
World Bank: Raising rates quickly may cause slump: report
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Swift interest rate hikes aimed at containing inflation in product and asset prices could cause another downturn in the slowly recovering economies of the United States and Europe, the head of the World Bank said.
In this article: World Bank, Robert Zoellick, Europe, Financial Times, Australia, United States, Singapore, and China
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 17, 2009
US wholesale prices up 0.3 percent in October
US wholesale prices up 0.3 percent in October US producer prices rose 0.3 percent in October, government data showed Tuesday, highlighting tame inflation at the wholesale level. The Labor Department's producer price index (PPI) was driven...
In this article: Labor Department, Federal Reserve, US, and Deflationary spiral
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Stock index futures point to mixed open; await CPI
...futures point to mixed open; await CPI Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed opening on Wall Street on Wednesday as investors await U.S. inflation and housing start figures. At 0956 GMT (4:56 a.m. EST), futures for the...
In this article: Dow Jones Industrial Average, Kraft Foods Inc, S&P 500, Autodesk Inc, Reuters, Stock index, U.S., and Ferrero SpA
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U.S. inflation edges up, housing starts fall sharply
U.S. inflation edges up, housing starts fall sharply WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction of new homes in the United States fell sharply last month, showing potential weakness in the economy's recovery, while consumer prices rose slightly more...
In this article: United States, Labor Department, New York, RBC Capital Markets, and U.S. Treasury
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World stock markets awaiting key US data
...US data LONDON -- European stock markets rose modestly Wednesday after a mixed session in Asia as investors looked for renewed direction from key U.S. economic figures on inflation and housing due for release later in the day. In Europe,...
In this article: U.S., Asia, Hong Kong, IG Index, Jean-Claude Trichet, New York Mercantile Exchange, and Bank of England
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In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.
When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services; consequently, inflation is also a decline in the real value of money—a loss of purchasing power in the medium of exchange which is also the monetary unit of account in the economy. A chief measure of general price-level inflation is the general inflation rate, which is the percentage change in a general price index (normally the Consumer Price Index) over time.
Inflation can have adverse effects on an economy. For example, uncertainty about future inflation may discourage investment and saving. High inflation may lead to shortages of goods if consumers begin hoarding out of concern that prices will increase in the future.
Economists generally agree that high rates of inflation and hyperinflation are caused by an excessive growth of the money supply. Views on which factors determine low to moderate rates of inflation are more varied. Low or moderate inflation may be attributed to fluctuations in real demand for goods and services, or changes in available supplies such as during scarcities, as well as to growth in the money supply. However, the consensus view is that a long sustained period of inflation is caused by money supply growing faster than the rate of economic growth.
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