Over at the Moment of Truth project (a continuation of the president’s fiscal commission), Adam Rosenberg and Marc Goldwein make a compelling case that the government should use a different inflation measure when calculating cost of living increases and indexing the tax code: Maintaining purchasing power in spending programs and indexing various parts of the tax code [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Inflation’
How is Housing Affecting Inflation? An Update
Posted in Economy, Macroeconomics, tagged Economy, Housing, Inflation, Macroeconomics on February 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A few months ago, I argued that housing was messing up inflation measures, in particular the core CPI. With last week’s release of fresh CPI data, I decided to check in to see if that’s still true. Answer: Yes, but less so. The cost of housing is still rising slower than for other core goods [...]
Is Housing Messing Up Inflation Measures? Yes, But …
Posted in Economy, Macroeconomics, tagged Economy, Federal Reserve, Housing, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Money on November 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the simplest argument in favor of the Fed’s decision to restart quantitative easing: The economy remains very weak. Unemployment, for example, is still almost 10%, and the underemployment rate is close to 17%. Key inflation measures are exceptionally low. The core consumer price index (CPI), for example, is up only 0.6% over the past [...]
Merle Hazard Goes to the Parthenon
Posted in Finance, Macroeconomics, tagged Deflation, Greece, Humor, Inflation on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
… in Tennessee, that is. But he’s singing about Greek debt: Given all the recent discussion about inflation and deflation, let me also recommend Merle’s earlier hit, which includes my favorite lyric: “… will we be Zimbabwe or will we be Japan?” (So far, I think Japan is much more likely.)
Treasury is Issuing More TIPS
Posted in Budget, Finance, tagged Budget, Debt, Inflation, TIPS on January 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As noted by the Wall Street Journal this morning (“U.S., in Nod to Creditors, Is Adding TIPS Issues“), Treasury is issuing more Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). Today’s auction involves $10 billion 10-year notes; one estimate suggest that total TIPS issuance this year will be $80-85 billion. Still small compared to our nation’s overall borrowing needs [...]
More TIPS to Finance Our Growing Debt?
Posted in Budget, Finance, tagged Budget, Debt, GAO, Inflation, TIPS on September 29, 2009 | 13 Comments »
As you may noticed, the U.S. needs to borrow vast amounts of money. Which raises an interesting question: how should we finance that debt? The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has taken note of this question and has begun a series of reports on debt management. In its first report, released today, the GAO provides a [...]
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