tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post9001559679736346381..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Retail sales well on the road to recoveryScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-9984729454934349592010-10-15T13:31:01.119-07:002010-10-15T13:31:01.119-07:00Benj,
I share your admiration of Ben Bernanke.Benj,<br /><br />I share your admiration of Ben Bernanke.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652253509768573561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18420574161450722132010-10-15T10:47:45.752-07:002010-10-15T10:47:45.752-07:00The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of inflati...The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of inflation, rose 1.1% over the last 12 months ending in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday, unchanged from the previous month. Any number above zero means prices are rising, but a rate around 1% is considered slow growth.<br /><br />Factoring in the Boskin adjustment, we are at zero inflation for the last 12 months.<br /><br />InflationBenjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75009247585537912672010-10-15T09:54:55.848-07:002010-10-15T09:54:55.848-07:00The light at the ned of the tunnel.
"Federal...The light at the ned of the tunnel.<br /><br />"Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on Friday laid out a case for the central bank to take further action to bolster growth, citing the risks of prolonged high unemployment and a U.S. economy slipping into a deflationary spiral.<br /><br />In a much-anticipated speech in Boston, Bernanke did not spell out details of how and when the Fed Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com