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June 20, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 99 cents prices
June 20, 2022
How Are We Fighting Inflation Around the World?

Among many, one weapon for fighting inflation is the interest rate increases that central banks around the world are now implementing.

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June 19, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 99 cents prices
June 19, 2022
What’s Happening To Inflation Around the World?

Looking at global inflation rates beyond U.S. borders, we see that the U.S. plight is a problem that varies from country to country.

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June 14, 2022
bear markets
June 14, 2022
How to Find Bear Market Territory

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May 24, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Federal Reserve policies
May 24, 2022
Solving Some Inflation Mysteries

The 2021 Federal Reserve Board SHED report lets us see the inflation clues we can gather from the increase in household financial well-being.

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May 12, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and hidden price increases
May 12, 2022
How to Hide a Price Increase

Expecting consumers to resist 8.3 percent inflation, some retailers have figured out hidden price increases that are tough to see.

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May 8, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
May 8, 2022
A Where, What, and Who Primer for Mother’s Day Spending

Knowing that consumers fuel the GDP, we can ask if our projected Mother's Day spending will continue to support the economy.

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April 8, 2022
Weekly News Roundup and Misery Index
April 8, 2022
What the Misery Index Says About Sadness

Wondering why plunging unemployment and sustained economic growth have not lifted our spirits, we need just look at the Misery Index.

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March 23, 2022
differences in household spending and inflation
March 23, 2022
The Inelastic Side of Inflation

We can see that our inflation concern has become inelastic when we look at the basic groceries that are more expensive.

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February 8, 2022
Big Mac Index and global inflation
February 8, 2022
How U.S. Inflation Compares to Other Countries

Looking at 46 countries, we can ask if global inflation is similar to what we are experiencing in the United States.

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February 6, 2022
bond vigilantes
February 6, 2022
How the U.S. Debt Compares to Other Countries

With U.S. government debt at a $30 trillion all time high, we can look inside and beyond our borders to decide if we are borrowing too much.

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January 28, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and emerging economies
January 28, 2022
Where the World Economy Is Moving

Looking at the history of the center of global economic activity, we wind up with a boomerang that starts and ends in the East.

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January 6, 2022
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January 6, 2022
The Best Country In The World

Because "we treasure what we measure," it is crucial to decide whether you agree with the criteria for choosing the 2021 country of the year.

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