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- a sustained increase in a country's general level of prices that devalues its currency, often caused by excess demand in the economy
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- Talking down inflation--markets not buying.(The Economy)(Viewpoint essay)
- ALL THOSE "IMPORTANT" AND "famous" economists that have been arguing for almost a year that inflation was not a problem for the U.S. economy seem to have changed their minds in the last few weeks; talk about being "data drive ALL THOSE "IMPORTANT" AND "famous" economists...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Low inflation foreseen: Merrill Lynch's CPI forecast assumes $40/barrel crude.( )(Brief Article)
- INFLATION WILL BE A FACTOR in the U.S. economy in 2005. But it will be small, if the forecasters at Merrill Lynch & Co., New York, are correct. They're assuming that prices for food and fuel will continue to fall throughout this year. They're ass INFLATION...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- Money mysteries: the housing market slowdown should be good for the U.S. economy, but the Fed's focus on flawed inflation measures is interfering.(SEIDERS ECONOMY)
- The U.S. economy is in the midst of a major transition, and the housing sector is key to the outcome. Reductions in home sales and housing production, as well as a slowdown in house price appreciation, are essential to a continuation of the current e The...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Top 10 economic predictions for 2005.(Viewpoint)
- The performance of the U.S. economy in 2005 will be good, but not great--at least in comparison with 2004. Barring any unforeseen and sizable shocks, the recovery will be sustained and that gross domestic product growth will come in above the long-te The performance of the...
- Research articles 2005-01-10
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- Return of the Dread-I?(possible effect of inflation on U.S. economy)
- The US Labor Department surprised people when they announced that for April, 1999, consumer prices rose 0.7%, and that inflation, if food and energy prices are excluded, rose 0.4%. Then on May 18th the Federal Reserve made public that it was tending towards raising interest rates. How inflation relates to...
- Research articles 1999-05-22
- LOOKING for Trouble - the U.S. economy
- In our increasingly complex economy, the next downturn may be more challenging than previous ones. Now in a record 10th year of unbroken growth, just how long can the steady pace of the U.S. economy continue with the lowest unemployment numbers in three decades and tame rates of inflation?...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Fed Officials See Choppy Recovery For U.S. Economy
- By Pedro da Costa and Kristina CookeAUSTIN/ATLANTA (Reuters) - High unemployment and reluctant consumers will likely make an incipient U.S. economic recovery weak and erratic, top Federal Reserve officials said in a string of speeches across the country on Tuesday.That means interest rates, currently at historic lows close to zero,...
- News items 2009-11-10
- The U.S. economy to 2012: signs of growth: based on the assumptions used in developing economic projections, real GDP is expected to grow during the next decade, while productivity remains strong and inflation remains stable
- Every 2 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics prepares a set of projected U.S. economic factors that form the basis for the employment projections program. This article presents the projections of U.S. economic factors that underlie the 2002-12 employment projections. This set of aggregate economic projections presents some unique challenges....
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- U.S. economy on final approach? (includes related article)
- The slowdown in the US economy as shown by economic growth statistics in the spring of 1995 is attributed to the intervention of Federal Reserve authorities who are trying to use fiscal policy to stave off expansionary effects such as inflation. The sluggish growth rate is also being attributed by...
- Research articles 1995-07-01
- U.S. economy unlikely to continue at 1997's pace
- WASHINGTON Bloomberg -- The U.S. economy wrapped up a dream year in 1997 with its strongest growth rate in nine years and the lowest inflation in more than three decades -- a showing that's not likely to be matched this year as the Asia crisis slows economies worldwide. The economy...
- Research articles 1998-02-02
- Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Chief Sees 3 Percent Growth in U.S. Economy.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Jan. 10--ATLANTA--President Jack Guynn of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said Monday the U.S. economy should grow "around 3 percent" this year with only minimal increases in unemployment and inflation. He said in his annual forecast to the Atlanta Rotary Club that last...
- Research articles 2001-01-09
- U.S. economy remains robust
- WASHINGTON Bloomberg -- The U.S. economy's longest peacetime expansion is barreling along with few signs of a slowdown or higher inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday. "The American economy through year-end continued to perform in an outstanding manner," Greenspan told the House Ways and Means Committee....
- Research articles 1999-01-21
- The U.S. economy
- The U.S. economy will have to absorb further interest rate increases. The Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy another notch in February. And further increases are likely in months ahead to slow down the economy and prevent an outbreak of inflation pressures after years of tranquility. The Fed is also...
- Research articles 2000-04-01
- Greenspan gives U.S. economy A+
- WASHINGTON Bloomberg -- The U.S. economy "has turned in a spectacular performance in recent years," with inflation staying low even as the nation's unemployment rate fell, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said Monday. Real gross domestic product has increased around 4 percent in each of the last...
- Research articles 1999-03-09
- U.S. economy jumps to 5.6% GDP
- WASHINGTON Bloomberg -- The U.S. economy surged to a 5.6 percent growth rate in the final three months of 1998, highlighting a year that produced the strongest consumer spending in 14 years and the tamest inflation in a half century. The gross domestic product, the total output of...
- Research articles 1999-02-01
- Risks haunt U.S. economy's soft-landing scenario
- WASHINGTON -- After years of explosive growth, the U.S. economy is set to undershoot its non-inflationary expansion rate in 2001. But while the majority of analysts believe growth of 2.5-3 percent will deliver America a hoped-for "soft landing", whispers of recession are growing louder amid inflation fears, tight financial conditions...
- Research articles 2000-12-27
- Fed Officials Cautious on U.S. Economic Recovery
- By Kristina CookeATLANTA (Reuters) - Three top Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday struck a cautious note on the U.S. economy, citing high unemployment, heavy reliance on government support and commercial real estate woes as hurdles to recovery.Speaking less than a week after the Fed left interest rates unchanged at near...
- News items 2009-11-10
- The U.S. Capacity Utilization Rate
- The recent strengh of the U.S. economy and historically low rates of inflation have sparked considerable debate among economists and Federal Reserve officials. In order to better explain the recent behaviour of inflation, some observers have raised the concept of a non-accelerating inflation capacity utilization rate NAICU. In this study,...
- White papers 1999-09-01
- The U.S. Future Inflation Gauge (USFIG) from the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI, New York). (Economy).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- The U.S. Future Inflation Gauge USFIG from the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI, New York) is still averaging below zero on a year-over-year basis, indicating a lack of general inflationary pressures in the U.S. economy. That said, it's important to note that the rate of change...
- Research articles 2002-06-20
- U.S. Jobless Rate Surges to 10.2 Percent
- By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.The Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October,...
- News items 2009-11-06
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