Popular Posts 2022

Another year, another mix of topics – and yet, some things spiral around, never exactly the same, but familiar anway. Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2022

US inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, which is high but still below the 14.8% in 1980. Within one year, Continue reading →

Inflation Rises

Inflation is up! That’s the big news in the US. Inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, dramatically higher than its Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2022

In the US, wages are up 4.5%, Inflation is up 7.9%; so, real wages are down 2.6%. Parts of Antarctica Continue reading →

Wages And Inflation Rise

Wages are up 4.5% in the US! Inflation is up 7.9%. Oops. Accounting for both, real wages are down 2.6%. Continue reading →

Worldwide Inflation Rises

What was academic has now been proven, an uncommon suite of impacts means inflation is up in many countries (39 Continue reading →

Interest Rates At Record Lows

Interest rates bounce and vary throughout the market, but in general, they have just passed through a period of 670 Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2018

Currencies are crashing: India (-10%), Indonesia (-8%), Argentina (-52%), and Turkey (-42%) while Venezuela is expected to have 1,000,000% inflation this Continue reading →