Tag Archives: CPI

House prices: Examining inflation and supply/demand factors

Posted on March 28, 2011 by financialinsights

I continue to work with some CREA data to find historic relationships between house prices and other factors.  I posted earlier on the historic correlation between house prices and per capita GDP, which shows significant overvaluation on a nation wide … Continue reading →

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The United States’ largest export: Inflation

Posted on February 16, 2011 by financialinsights

Note from Ben:  The following post is courtesy of John in Ottawa A couple of days ago, Jesse made the comment that China has been exporting deflation to Canada for years.  That’s absolutely correct and life has been easier ever … Continue reading →

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Food inflation in China skyrockets; Retailer margin squeeze coming; More thoughts on stock picking

Posted on February 14, 2011 by financialinsights

Food inflation in China skyrockets Chinese inflation numbers are set to be released tomorrow, with the market expecting a sub-5% reading….lower than anticipated earlier in the year. Despite this, inflation in China is rumored to be running at a double-digit … Continue reading →

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More on (the lack of) realtor ethics; CPI hit 2.4% in December

Posted on January 25, 2011 by financialinsights

Realtor ethics….an oxymoron? I know there are honest realtors out there, so the title is a bit unfair.  I also know that a number of realtors frequent this lowly blog.  I don’t have a problem with realtors who don’t abuse … Continue reading →

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Consumer confidence rises in January; Global food inflation concerns mounting

Posted on January 25, 2011 by financialinsights

Consumer confidence rises in January The Conference Board released its January consumer confidence reading yesterday.  The index rose 7.1 points to sit at 88.1, still well below the pre-recession average of +-100, but still much better than would be expected. … Continue reading →

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CPI surprises to the downside; Consumer confidence erodes; End of the bond sell-off?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by financialinsights

Inflation, where is thy sting? In more signs that a Bank of Canada rate hike is likely not in the cards for some time, Canadian CPI readings came in lower than expected for the month of November. You’ll recall that … Continue reading →

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Today’s headlines

Posted on November 17, 2010 by financialinsights

US core CPI lowest in 50 years The link is to a TD economics report analyzing today’s surprisingly low consumer price index (CPI) reading out of the US.  The CPI is widely viewed as a benchmark to measure inflation.  Of … Continue reading →

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