Keyword: inflation

Deficit and Debt (11/2/2011)

Chronic budget deficits could lead to a ballooning debt/GDP ratio.

Keywords: debt, deficit, GDP, inflation, interest rate, solvency

Hedging Inflation with Prostitution (1/30/2015)

Prostitution has proven to be an effective hedge against high inflation induced by subsidies and price control in Venezuela.

Keywords: Bolivar, currency trader, devaluation, dollar, exchange rate, inflation, inflation hedge, price control, prostitutes, Smuggling, subsidized gas, Venezuela

Hong Kong Housing Boom (1/21/2010)

The low interest rates intended to stimulate the recessed US economy after the US housing bust in 2007 – 2009 have inadvertently led to a housing boom in Hong Kong when Hong Kong has to lower its interest rates to defend its dollar peg.

Keywords: apartment, dollar peg, foreign exchange, housing boom, housing bust, inflation, mortgage, real interest rates

Inflation Illusion (2/4/2010)

Price inflation creates strong illusion of monetary gains that hides the reality of more mundane performance.

Keywords: Avatar, box office, Dow, Gone with the Wind, inflation, movies, Star Wars, stock market, Titanic

Is China on a 'Gold Standard'? (2/24/2012)

Domestic inflation in China as well as yuan appreciation have boosted the prices of Chinese imports to the US.

Keywords: budget deficit, currency appreciation, exchange rate, gold standard, inflation, trade deficit, trade surplus, yuan value

The Yield Curve (1/23/2010)

The yield curve depicts how yields of Treasury debts vary with their borrowing durations.

Keywords: inflation, inflation breakeven rate, recovery, TIPS, Treasury bonds, Treasury inflation-protected securities, yield curve, yield gap