http://dir.salon.com/topics/inflation/?source=rss&aim=inflation en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT By Steve Almond Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/13/pinched_almond/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/13/pinched_almond/index.html?source=rss Step one in the battle against soaring food prices: Start your own recession garden. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/06/time_for_a_second_stimulus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/06/time_for_a_second_stimulus/index.html?source=rss If at first you don't succeed, spend, spend again By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/billion_dollar_treasury_bake_sell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/21/billion_dollar_treasury_bake_sell/index.html?source=rss As Treasury prepares to auction off even more debt, the rest of the world says: Please, sir, can I have some more? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/16/the_end_of_the_treasury_supply_glut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/16/the_end_of_the_treasury_supply_glut/index.html?source=rss The U.S. Treasury is wrapping up an incredible year of in-the-red bookkeeping. But next year will be different By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/27/jeffrey_lacker_inflation_hawk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/27/jeffrey_lacker_inflation_hawk/index.html?source=rss It's never too early to start thinking about shutting down the stimulus, says Richmond Fed president Jeffrey Lacker By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/24/stimulate_now_or_pay_later/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/24/stimulate_now_or_pay_later/index.html?source=rss Inflation hawks want Obama to cut off the spigot. Why aren't they focusing on the real deficit-buster: Healthcare? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/31/the_stimulus_is_working/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/31/the_stimulus_is_working/index.html?source=rss Shocker: Fiscal juicing stops economic free fall. Plus: Why more tax cuts would be the wrong medicine By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/09/is_the_stimulus_a_failure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/09/is_the_stimulus_a_failure/index.html?source=rss Swayed by GOP attacks, independent voters are abandoning ship. But the summer of stimulus love has hardly started By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/06/a_second_stimulus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/06/a_second_stimulus/index.html?source=rss The drum roll begins for another round of government spending. But a Congress terrified of deficits won't budge By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/29/bond_market_is_not_a_problem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/29/bond_market_is_not_a_problem/index.html?source=rss Last week, the Treasury sold more bonds than ever before -- and investors snapped them up. So far, so good By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/23/the_bond_market_fortune_teller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/23/the_bond_market_fortune_teller/index.html?source=rss Every time the U.S. government sells some more Treasuries, the future changes. You're excused for feeling dizzy By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/16/inflation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/16/inflation/index.html?source=rss Those nervous bond traders can relax for now: The core inflation rate was negative in April By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/03/bond_yield_paradox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/03/bond_yield_paradox/index.html?source=rss Are investors terrified of inflation or optimistic about economic recovery? Yes. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/29/obama_and_the_bond_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/29/obama_and_the_bond_market/index.html?source=rss The president's agenda will cost a lot of money. Where will it come from if Treasury can't borrow? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/12/deficit_spending_bond_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/12/deficit_spending_bond_market/index.html?source=rss Last Thursday, a Treasury bill auction didn't do too well. Is the dreaded bond market casting a negative vote on the president's deficit spending? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/20/economists_unite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/20/economists_unite/index.html?source=rss Whether left or libertarian, the consensus is clear (and scary). This is no time to worry about inflation: Go, Fed, go! By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/08/global_rate_cut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/08/global_rate_cut/index.html?source=rss After a night of market carnage in Asia, interest rate cuts are the new world order of the day. But so far, investors are unimpressed By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/19/producer_price_index/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/19/producer_price_index/index.html?source=rss Wall Street shudders as new figures show prices rising at the fastest rate in 27 years By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/04/disposable_personal_income/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/04/disposable_personal_income/index.html?source=rss Juiced by tax rebates, Americans upped their consumption in June. Unless you count inflation, in which case they actually spent less By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/16/inflation_and_wages/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/16/inflation_and_wages/index.html?source=rss Inflation shoots up. Wages don't keep pace. Phil Gramm is strangely silent By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/18/fedex_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/18/fedex_economy/index.html?source=rss When it absolutely, positively doesn't have to get there overnight. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/05/inflation_expectations/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/05/inflation_expectations/index.html?source=rss Worrying that prices will rise in the future has historically ensured they rise even faster. Should we be relieved that that link seems to be broken? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/20/fun_with_inflation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/20/fun_with_inflation/index.html?source=rss Why does the U.S. government say energy prices fell in April, when everybody knows they're going up, up, up? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/24/systemic_breakdown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/24/systemic_breakdown/index.html?source=rss The early 17th century was a tough time in China -- but not as alien to our own lives as you might imagine. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/26/health_care/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/26/health_care/index.html?source=rss Plug this into your inequality meter: Healthcare costs are spiking again