Inflation Hedge

The inflation-adjusted Series I Bonds seems like a good place to park your money, but is that actually the case? Nothing here is financial advice. Please see my Disclosure Policy. I recently got this question sent to me from one of my readers: I keep reading about US Treasury I…

Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index is at its highest in four decades. As a result the US Federal Reserve is belatedly raising interest rates. More often than not the Fed ends up causing unemployment and even an economic recession as it overshoots in its attempts to stem…

From public transport to purchasing groceries, the cost of living is increasing sharply — not just in Singapore, but around the world. In fact, Channel NewsAsia ‘s latest official data revealed that Singapore’s headline inflation for December rose to 4 per cent on a year-on-year basis from November’s 3.8 …

While the White House stopped short of using the word “transitory” again after the uncomfortable 9.1% June 22 headline inflation reading, it still described it as out-of-date, citing a drop in energy prices. The reality, however, paints a far bleaker picture. The Cleveland Fed’s Trimmed Mean Inflation Index, regarded as…

In an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian expressed his belief in cryptocurrencies as an effective tool for protecting funds from inflation. After that, the host, Stephen Colbert, asked why Alexis prefers digital currency over the currency we are used to holding. As quoted…

WHAT THE HECK IS CPI AND WHY DID IT CAUSE A 5% DROP IN CRYPTO TOTAL MARKET CAP?…MANIPULATION? The U.S. Labor Department released the consumer price index (CPI) on the 13th Wednesday at 12:30 UTC and this almost immediately followed a 5–8% decline of bitcoin and altcoins. but what really is CPI anyway and why did it cause so much volatility? well, CPI stands for consumer price index…

The USA is experiencing the worst inflation since the stagflation of the 1970s. The Fed is raising interest rates and cutting back on its balance sheet. There is a fair amount of debate about how aggressively to pursue the Fed’s course. And there is disagreement across party lines about if…

Inflation is a hot topic in 2022. Global issues are putting pressure on the outlook for economic growth and driving up prices in both developed and emerging nations. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in its June 2022 Briefing: World Economic Situation and Prospects states the following: …