Hiding behind food price inflation: government taxes
Price inflation has a lot of ingredients. But one that doesn’t get enough attention, but is a contributing factor behind those higher food bills, is government taxes. As Reason’s Baylen…
No surprise: inflation will be an issue in the 2022 elections
Spiking prices for food, fuel, housing and a lot more have a way of shaking up the political world, and this recent spate of inflation data is no exception. And…
October inflation data shows prices reaching 30 year highs
Inflation continues to roar ahead in the U.S., hitting yet another 30 year high, this time in October. Prices rose across a wide swath of items people use in their…
The would-be “inflation” censors
Not so long ago, anyone raising the possibility there might be inflation lurking in the economy was told there was nothing to see here, or, more pointedly, to shut up…
Supply chain issues you (may not) see on TV
Inflation and supply chain disruptions are standard news fare these days. But here’s a twist that few anticipated: how inventory and supply problems are making some companies reconsider advertising their…
Inflation highest in 30 years as consumer sentiment falls
Central bankers, their pet economists, and assorted politicians may not like to talk about it publicly, but inflation is roaring ahead even as consumers’ outlooks turn sour. In part, it’s…
White House searches for scapegoats to take the blame for rising gas prices
There’s been a steady drum beat in the press and from political circles for someone – the president, Congress, somebody – to do something about rising gas prices. Here’s a…
There’s more than one way to define “inflation”
We’ve seen the headlines about rising prices, and the looming possibility that inflation could be around a lot longer than central bankers think. But what about another kind of inflation…
The supply chain grinch that stole Christmas (and your pumpkin)
While it’s debatable whether to blame the Biden administration for inflation’s rise – the economic forces at play are much bigger than any politician — it is perfectly reasonable to…
So much for transitory inflation
The most recent inflation data shows that prices are galloping ahead, rising 5.4 percent year-over year and showing more staying power than the Federal Reserve or its assorted apologists believed…