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by howmuch When comparing the economies of different countries, one of the most common methods is to use “purchasing power parity.” Purchasing power parity (PPP) compares international economies by standardizing the prices … Read more
by howmuch It’s no secret that $1 now will get you less than it would 100 years ago, but just how much has the purchasing power of the U.S. Dollar … Read more
by howmuch Beyond a country’s gross domestic product, economists also like to look at a metric known as purchasing power parity. Where per capita GDP shows roughly how much money individual people … Read more
by User_Name13 How come the corporate media never mentions or factors inflation into the lives of regular people? They completely ignore it as if it doesn’t exist at all. If … Read more
via @OccupyWisdom: SO HERES SOMETHING…. CONSUMER #DOLLAR PURCHASING POWER VERSUS BABIES BORN PER 1,000 PEOPLE IN THE USA 1910 ONWARD The dollar’s purchasing power is a leading indicator for fertility. As … Read more
The Fed, in spite of the alleged “stable prices” mandate, is trying for a CPI of 2%-ish (meaning the real cost of living is much higher). Maybe we wouldn’t need … Read more
Ever wonder why we’re extreme debtors? #studentloans #autoloans #creditcards The dollar went from #money (#gold) to #currency (debt) in 1971. Look what happened afterwards. #FixTheMoneyFixTheMisery h/t @OccupyWisdom
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Even as “hedonic quality adjustments” perform miracles to repress surging new and used vehicle inflation. Consumer price inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, released … Read more
less than a month after pausing all Google PLA campaigns, Amazon reactivates its bidding on Google’s Shopping Ads Well that was fast. After pausing its U.S. Shopping campaigns at the … Read more
twitter.com/dlacalle_IA/status/995327261854371840 twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/995110637700304896 Businesses increasingly indicate that they plan to raise prices going forward. t.co/veABmFDYUE via @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/8ymxcTBuS1 — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) May 10, 2018
Thanks for watching this interview, ‘The Purchasing Power Of The Dollar Can Definitely Go Below Zero’, with Lynette Zang (Chief Market Analyst with ITM Trading). Share your thoughts below and … Read more
Here is why “wage inflation” shouldn’t be a concern for anyone. Income has barely moved in terms of purchasing power since 1999. Can you name anything that a consumer buys … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter And why his “recent drought of acquisitions” is likely to continue. Warren Buffett explains in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders why he made only one large … Read more
This article is by no means a comprehensive listing of deceptive practices used in penny stock scams, and we are sure that there are many different ways that people can … Read more