Jan 21, 2021
With this month’s increase in US Treasury interest rates the talk about inflation came up quite a bit in the financial news. But what causes inflation? What are the different types of inflation? How is inflation measured?
Different causes of inflation
Cost Push Inflation
Demand Pull Inflation
Hyperinflation
Structural Inflation
CPI Index
Hedonic Adjustments to CPI
Substitutions in CPI measurement
Velocity of Money
Productivity Measurements in Economy
Mentioned in this Episode:
What is Velocity of Money and Impact on Inflation? https://brokenpiechart.libsyn.com/does-falling-money-velocity-point-to-lower-inflation
Inflation breakeven 10 year on St. Louis Fed site https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10YIE
Inflation rate US https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGUSA
Razor Wealth Management www.razorwealth.com
Derek Moore’s book Broken Pie Chart https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Pie-Chart-Investment-Portfolio/dp/1787435547