May 24, 2022
The 2021 Federal Reserve Board SHED report lets us see the inflation clues we can gather from the increase in household financial well-being.
May 20, 2022
Big Mac economics tell a food inflation story when we look at beef, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and a sesame seed bun.
May 12, 2022
April 17, 2022
April 3, 2022
Since 1980, the convergence of New York City subway fares and pizza slice prices was a predictable phenomenon called the pizza principle.
March 23, 2022
We can see that our inflation concern has become inelastic when we look at the basic groceries that are more expensive.
March 15, 2022
Whether looking at 2022 or 1979, we would see that our inflation expectations can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
March 11, 2022
With gasoline prices above the national average in New Jersey and Oregon, we can ask if their full service gas stations are one reason.
March 6, 2022
The trajectory of internet prices in markets that had never before existed is not entirely what we might have expected.
March 3, 2022
Seeing that barrels of crude oil are increasing expensive, we can ask if and how quickly our gasoline prices will respond.
February 27, 2022
Looking at generational spending, we can see our age-related expenses and also how inflation will affect the different groups.
February 11, 2022
Looking at coffee production costs, we can see why Starbucks would be concerned about cup and lid supply problems.