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Deflationary Pressures Unabated; Another One-Hit Wonder; Transitory Tales
July 14, 2015 0

Deflationary Pressures Unabated; Another One-Hit Wonder; Transitory Tales

By News Desk

Deflationary Pressures Unabated; Another One-Hit Wonder; Transitory Tales Another One-Hit Wonder In spite of counterproductive attempts by the Fed and Central Banks to foster price inflation, debt overhang has stymied those efforts, at least in regards to consumer prices and import/export prices. Last month, following a surge in gasoline prices, import and export prices did rise a bit, but as with retail sales, the import/export price report was another "one-hit wonder"

Overwhelming "No" Vote; The Way Forward; Congratulations!
July 5, 2015 0

Overwhelming "No" Vote; The Way Forward; Congratulations!

By News Desk

Instead, Greece Heads for Decisive No Vote . With 85 per cent of votes counted, the No camp had won 61.5 per cent and was leading in every region of the country, a remarkable political exploit by Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras. But it is also likely to plunge Greece deeper into turmoil as it tries to prevent the collapse of a financial system that is rapidly running out of cash.“As of tomorrow, with this brave ‘No’ vote, we will call on our partners to find common ground,†said Yannis Varoufakis, Greek finance minister

Fed Lift-Off or Crawl-Off?
June 17, 2015 0

Fed Lift-Off or Crawl-Off?

By News Desk

The Wall Street Journal reports Fed Signals Rate Hikes at a Gradual Pace The Federal Reserve signaled it was moving toward interest-rate increases later this year now that signs of a slowdown in economic activity are waning, but the path of rate increases could be less steep than officials anticipated. The last time the Fed made such projections, its consensus appeared to be building around two rate increases this year