Despite the prevailing notion that the Fed has implemented “tight” monetary policy, the money supply has expanded ...

Steve Hanke and John Greenwood have asserted twice recently that there is a strong causal link between M2 growth and inflation (“The Fed Ignored the Money Supply, and a Recession Is Coming ...

Reviewed by Robert C. Kelly The money supply of a country is a major contributor to whether inflation occurs. As a government evaluates economic conditions, price stability goals, and public ...

The author examines the money supply represented by M2, the Federal budget deficit, the Fed’s previous adventures with QE, and the correlation to inflation. Click to read.

As prices rise, the same amount of money buys less than it did before. This erosion of purchasing power can be particularly challenging for individuals on fixed incomes or those with substantial ...

War, even the American Revolution, is the health of the state because it is almost impossible to avoid fighting a war on ...

And money supply can be a tool to steer the economy. Tedeschi said back in the 1970s and early 1980s, the Fed controlled the money supply before shifting to target inflation more directly.

Here's the inflation breakdown for October 2024 — in one chart These are some of the core categories, plus other items with notable year-over-year price changes.

Prices rose 2.6% between October 2023 and the same month in 2024, an unremarkable figure. Yet, inflation seems to be on everyone’s minds.

In today’s post, we will examine the money supply represented by M2, the Federal budget deficit, the Fed’s previous adventures with QE, and the correlation to inflation.