inflation

  In early 2025, inflation was about 2.8 percent both in the European Union and in the United States, barely making headlines. Until mid-March, most commentators were predicting that in the following months the figure would drop further to about 2.5 percent. Everything seemed to be under control. Very few noted that the rates were […]

  The most important thing to remember is that inflation is not an act of God, that inflation is not a catastrophe of the elements or a disease that comes like the plague. Inflation is a policy. Ludwig von Mises  (1881-1973)   Take Away … when prices of goods and services rise monthly by over […]

  The European Union economy is doing poorly. During the past decade, real gross domestic product (GDP) in the EU has grown modestly (about 17 percent), well below the United States and global average (about 26 percent and 32 percent, respectively). The outlook for the future is bleak. The obvious culprits are low productivity growth […]

  The war on inflation is not over, but judging by the data, some battles have been won. In August, the annual rate of inflation was 2.5 percent in the United States and 2.2 percent in the eurozone. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, was 3.2 percent and 2.8 percent in these areas respectively. […]

  Javier Lanari, Milei’s Media Sub-Secretary, claimed that Argentina’s annual inflation dropped from 17.0% to 8% in record time. This statement has been heavily promoted by Milei’s administration, likely for political reasons—face-value numbers are easy to market as a success. However, I question the use of these figures, as well as Lanari’s enthusiastic yet premature assertion that […]

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