Core CPI Explained: Why the Fed Looks Through Food and Energy
Core CPI explained: why the Fed strips food and energy from the consumer price index to isolate the underlying inflation...
Inflation
Inflation can have a significant impact on the economy, and what policymakers can do to keep it under control.
PCE Index explained: The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure
PCE Index explained: the Fed’s preferred inflation measure tracks broad consumer spending, chain weighting, core inflation, and the path toward...
Friedman-Phelps Natural Rate Hypothesis: Why There Is No Long-Run Trade-Off
The natural rate hypothesis demonstrates why policymakers cannot permanently trade higher inflation for lower unemployment, as expectations adjustment yields a...
New Keynesian Phillips Curve: Sticky Prices and Inflation Dynamics
The new keynesian phillips curve links current inflation to expected future inflation and real marginal cost through optimising firms with...
Asset Price Inflation: Why CPI Misses the Full Picture
Asset price inflation captures sustained increases in stocks, housing, and other stores of wealth that the Consumer Price Index deliberately...
Sticky Services Inflation: Why the Last Mile to 2% Is the Hardest
Sticky services inflation keeps core PCE at 3.0% while headline CPI falls to 2.4%. Healthcare, insurance, and supercore services are...
Shrinkflation Explained: The Hidden Face of Rising Prices
Shrinkflation explained: 33% of US grocery items affected, 14.6% average size reduction, and a 3.7 percentage point understatement of food...
Hyperinflation Case Studies: From Weimar Germany to Zimbabwe to Venezuela
Hyperinflation, from Weimar Germany to Zimbabwe to Venezuela, follows a predictable pattern: fiscal dominance, money printing, and collapsing confidence. Central...
The Greedflation Debate: Do Corporate Profits Really Drive Inflation?
Research shows corporate profits drove 40-53% of post-pandemic inflation, far above the 11% historical average. As oil prices fall after...
Financial Inclusion and Inflation Control: Striking a Balance in Global Economies
Explore the relationship between financial inclusion and inflation control. Learn how initiatives like mobile banking and credit expansion impact monetary...