M2 money supply could be a better measure of inflation than CPI

When markets turn red and inflation starts soaring, both regulators and consumers turn to CPI as a gauge for the damage done by soaring prices but in the chaos that ensues as markets enter into a recession, one metric always seems to be overlooked — the M2 money supply. The M2 is a measure of…

Analysts: Inflation will go down, act accordingly

If nothing extraordinary happens, the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates and implement “quantitative tightening”, that is to withdraw liquidity from the market, in its fight against the high inflation rate. The question is if Fed’s measures will be enough to push back inflation to normal levels? According to a blogpost from analysts Bitmex Research,…

“Transitory” U.S. inflation hits 7.5% in January, 40 year high

The U.S. inflation rate year-over-year, or the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to be precise, increased 0.6% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 7.5% before seasonal adjustment. U.S. inflation over the past 5…