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Inflation-adjusted gains: A good "TIP"
2008-08-26 07:00:00 "The latest annual rate of inflation measured from last July to this July was 5.6%, the largest annual gain since way back in January 1991," observes Alexander Green (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2303).Her-e, the investment director for the industry-leading The Oxford Club (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2303) suggests that investors consider the iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=tip) (ASE: TIP (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=tip)), noting, "This is a great way to buy a diversified portfolio of inflation-adjusted Treasuries and track them quite easily.""The latest consumer price index figures were a bit of a shock; the annual rate of inflation measured from last July to this July was 5.6%, the largest annual gain since way back in January 1991."This report was especially noteworthy because it was double what economists were predicting (0.8% actual vs. 0.4% predicted). Despite these ...
Inflation vs. My Budget
2008-08-22 13:47:00 I'll be totally honest here: I haven't tracked my spending in months. Around last November I estimated a bare minimum for monthly spending. I was extra careful to stick to it in the following months. I'd turn down lunch invitations, get creative with meal preparation, watch for sales, and put off big ticket purchases. I got so good at it that I eventually stopped keeping track. That worked for a while because I had developed good habits. Maybe I go over here and there, but basically I was doing good. That was the beginning of a slow drift up. So, once again, I'm going to need to make a conscious effort to get back to sticking to the budget. I already have a template, this should be easy.One problem. Things cost more.My monthly rent has increased. My energy bills are higher this year, and somewhat out of my control (i.e. roommate). I'm noticing that I'm having a hard time getting the same types of food as I used to for $25/week. I used to skate by on free lunches fo...
By: Me vs Debt
Inflation and the Burgeoning Deficit
2008-08-04 15:24:00 -By Thomas E. Brewton How will the Fed handle it? The Wall Street Journal reports (U.S. to Ratchet Up Borrowing, July 31, 2008): With this fiscal year’s budget deficit expected to more than double from the previous year, the U.S. government plans to nearly quadruple its borrowing to $555 billion. The Federal Reserve’s dilemma is that opening the money-supply ...
By: Publius Forum
Inflation Targeting: The Diverse Approach From China-India to US-Japan
2008-07-08 08:21:00 One set happens to be the sufferers, the other set happens to be the drivers of this global monster. 1st of all, market needs to take all the official reports of inflation with a pinch of salt. High reported inflation doesn?t necessarily mean real higher inflation in comparison to officially reported lower inflation figure coming from ...
Inflation goes to 8.75% a big issue
2008-06-13 09:07:00 New Delhi: India's inflation rate rose to 8.75 per cent for the week ended on May 31 from 8.24 per cent the week before, according to official data released here on Friday.The sharp rise in the inflation rate was for the week before the central government announced significant hikes in transport and cooking fuel prices. Analysts now fear the inflation rate may touch double digits, though the government has said it is trying its best to hold the price line.The official data showed an upward trend in prices of both food and non-food items in the week under review. The prices of food items rose 0.6 per cent and of non-food items 1.9 per cent.Within these major categories, mustard oil price showed a sharp rise of 6 per cent, oil cakes and cottonseed oil 3 per cent and groundnut oil 1 per cent. The prices of manufactured products went up 1 per cent. The prices of textiles went up 3.9 per cent and leather and leather products 1.3 per cent.The price of hardly any commodity showed a downwa...
By: India1
Viet Nam to Face `Turbulence' Until Inflation Slows, Fund Says
2008-06-10 13:40:00 Recent market ``turbulence'' in Viet Nam that has included rising bond yields, tumbling stocks, and a fluctuating currency is unlikely to ease until inflation slows, according to an investment fund focused on the country. Viet Nam's five-year local-currency bonds have faced ``continued selling pressure'' while the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bonds Rise; Central Bank Raises Rates to Slow Inflation
2008-06-10 13:37:00 Bonds rose for a second day on speculation inflation will slow as the central bank increased interest rates to 14% today. Yields are near the highest since at least July 2006 after the Southeast Asian country posted inflation at the fastest in 16 years. The Vietnamese central bank today announced to increase the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Viet Nam Raises Key Rate to 14% to Rein in Inflation
2008-06-10 13:03:00 Viet Nam increased the benchmark interest rate for a third time this year to rein in the fastest inflation since at least 1992 and shore up confidence in the currency and stock markets. The State Bank of Viet Nam raised the base rate to 14% from 12% to stabilize the economy, according to a statement on the central... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Apartment Buildings Beat Inflation With Rising Rents
2008-06-09 20:57:00 It is no secret that inflation has reared its ugly head in the US and around the world. And it is easy to see its effects whenever you go to the gas station to fill up your car or to the grocery store to buy a loaf of bread. You can read the statistics: gas prices are above $4.00 while corn and wheat prices are touching record high in the futures markets. However, for the individual investor it can be difficult to gauge the devastating impact of inflation on his or her investment portfolio. Most investors have the bulk of their money invested in paper assets such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Paper assets as opposed to hard assets like gold or real estate usually fair the worst during inflationary periods. The reason for this is because while goods and services are rising in price there is a simultaneous drop in the value of the US Dollar and the price of securities or common stocks. Public companies tend to trim operations during inflationary and recessionary economies b...
Inflation and portfolio strategy
2008-06-09 01:37:00 With inflation at 9% or higher (depending on the numbers you believe), it may be too late to profit from the increase, but it makes sense to re-construct your portfolio to reduce the impact.My plan, which I detail in this post, is a mix3 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
What Do We Do With Inflation?
2008-06-08 10:02:00 In our last post I talked about how oil prices are rising largely because of speculation. We saw how violent the oil prices have been through last week. There are repo8 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
Indian Markets nosedive on fears of multiyear high inflation
2008-06-07 20:24:00 Fears of further spike in inflation to a multiyear high post today`s fuel price coupled with weak global markets created havoc on the bourses. The market witnessed choppy swings throughout the day. Stocks across the board were hammered brutally with all sectoral indices on BSE suffering losses.The market had witnessed a short lived recovery in early afternoon trade soon after the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) approved the long awaited hike in fuel prices.The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 455.99 points or 2.86% at 15,506.57, as per provisional figures. Sensex gained 30.34 points at its high of 15992.90 hit in early trade. It lost 520.22 points at day`s low of 15,442.34, touched in late trade.The broader based S&P CNX Nifty was down 134 points or 2.84% at 4,581.90 as per provisional figures.The BSE Mid-Cap index down 2.31% to 6396.31 and BSE Small-Cap index down 2.04% to 7,721.87. Both these indices outperformed Sensex.In a crucial development, government today agreed to...
India Inflation Rate
2008-06-07 07:44:00 India`s inflation rate may be revised to 10 percent from the latest estimate of 7.82 percent as data for prices of different commodities is updated,... Click on Headline to read full Article..
RBI may hike CRR to rein in inflation
2008-06-06 21:40:00 Dear all, You can visit http://commodityoutlookindia.bl-ogspot.com/ With Regards
RBI may hike CRR to rein in inflation
2008-06-06 21:40:00 Dear all, You can visit http://commodityoutlookindia.bl-ogspot.com/ With Regards
INFLATION?S BACK: EMBRACE THE MADNESS
2008-06-06 18:14:00 Gas prices hit another record high. Soaring food prices ignite riots the world over. It should come as no surprise that a 71% increase in food prices since 2006 has the good citizens of South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Mozambique up in arms. And if you thought things couldn’t get any worse, the Financial Times reported on Monday that U.S. mortgage rates soared last week amid a sharp rise in Treasury market yields. Make no mistake, inflation’s back. A Volker-like response may seem alarmist, even far-fetched, to many. However, investors are bracing for the Federal Reserve to raise rates…
By: Jutia Group
Inflation at 8.24 pct on May 24
2008-06-06 10:00:00 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian inflation rose further above 8 percent in late May and is expected to keep climbing to a 13-year peak this month, which analysts said will prompt the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to take action soon to try to ease price pr6 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
Investor, Know Thy Fed!
2008-06-05 21:33:00 Here’s a link to an interview we did on Vigilant Investor Live in 2006 with The Creature from Jekyll Island author, G. Edward Griffin. Now that we’ve seen the collapse get into high gear over the last ten months, its time to revisit the great game that goes on in Wall Street after every bubble bursts ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Investor, Know Thy Fed!", url: "http://www.ernharth.com/vi/200-8/06/05/investor-know-thy-fed/"- });
BSE Sensex overcomes inflation concerns to climb 255 points
2008-06-05 16:56:00 The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex rallied on Thursday to rise 1.64 percent riding on strong market sentiment even as inflation pressures threatened to drag down the market.6 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
India Fuels Inflation by Bailing Out Refineries
2008-06-05 16:00:00 Soaring oil prices have forced Indian authorities to raise subsidized fuel prices and risk propelling inflation that is already running at a three-year high. The Indian government subsidizes most fuel costs, meaning state oil firms are forced to sell fuel at hugely discounted rates to shield consumers from inflation. But with the price of oil soaring to a recent high of $135 a barrel, refineries have been unable to cover costs and pressed to the point of bankruptcy. The inability to pass high prices onto consumers cost state-run refiners about $43 billion for the year ended March 31, Serangulam V.…
By: Jutia Group
Will Inflation touch 10% soon?
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Indonesia Raises Key Rate as Asia Battles Inflation
2008-06-05 10:54:00 Indonesia's central bank increased its benchmark interest rate for a second straight month, as surging food and energy prices force policy makers across Asia to tackle inflation.Governor Boediono, in his first policy decision since taking over the post, raised the rate used as an indication for bill sales to 8.5 percent from 8.25 percent. Five of 17 economists in a Bloomberg News survey predicted the decision, announced by the central bank in Jakarta today. The other 12 expected a half-point rise.Bank Indonesia expects the rupiah to strengthen, which may also help slow inflation to a ``single-digit'' figure next year, Deputy Governor Budi Mulya said today.Financial services companies such as PT Bank Mega are preparing to raise lending rates, said Daniel Budirahaju, credit director at Bank Mega. ``Definitely we will raise rates because the cost of funds will increase,'' he said.Costlier wheat, soybean and oil pushed Indonesian inflation to 10.4 percent in May, the fastest in 20 ...
India needs an `inflation report'
2008-06-05 06:01:00 All countries experience shocks to inflation. The countries with badly structured monetary policy regimes are those where these shocks get embedded into the structure of expectations, where inflation is more persistent, where the economic cost 5 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
> Coping with this ongoing inflation and a food/oil crisis
2008-06-05 05:43:00 Only recently has the Congress led-UPA Government hiked the prices of essentials like petrol and diesel by Rs. 5 and Rs. 3 respectively. This, in turn, is likely to have a ‘not-so-negative’ impact on the overall economy. Whereas Inflation has now touched 8% level, the growth level has been sustained at around 7-8% too! Striking ...
Coping with this ongoing inflation and a food/oil crisis
2008-06-05 03:43:00 Only recently has the Congress led-UPA Government hiked the prices of essentials like petrol and diesel by Rs. 5 and Rs. 3 respectively. This, in turn, is likely to have a ‘not-so-negative’ impact on the overall economy. Whereas Inflation has now touched 8% level, the growth level has been sustained at around 7-8% too! Striking ...
Adding fuel to fire: Sensex tumbles on inflation fears, weak global cues
2008-06-04 20:54:00 Mumbai, June 4 Stocks tumbled across the board on fears that the fuel price hike by the Government would further aggravate inflationary tendencies and affect corporate profitability.The fuel price hike, coupled with negative news from ...8 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
Indian Markets nosedive on fears of multiyear high inflation
2008-06-04 14:02:00 Fears of further spike in inflation to a multiyear high post today`s fuel price coupled with weak global markets created havoc on the bourses. The market witnessed choppy swings throughout the day. Stocks across the board were hammered brutally with 10 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
> Inflation may top 10% on oil price hike
2008-06-04 10:40:00 [image: Oil] A fuel price hike could push up inflation into double-digit zone. At $125 a barrel, the price of the Indian basket of crude oilhas more than doubled from the levels a year-ago. Prices of petrol and diesel, on the other hand, have seen a very modest jump of about ...
Morgan Stanley?s Chief U.S. Economist Says Recession Is Here
2008-06-04 05:43:00 Richard Berner, Morgan Stanley?s chief U.S. economist, said yesterday at a public finance and pension fund conference in Illinois that the United States is in a mild recession. Berner added that the U.S. housing crisis still has ?a long way to go? because of excess supply and caution by both lenders and potential homebuyers. ...
By: Boom2Bust.com
Stock market burdened by inflation
2008-06-04 01:41:00 The information about the high consumer price index increase (CPI) in May has raised new worries about the continued falls of the stock market. Targeted inflation? No exact figure Official statistics show that the CPI increased by 3.91% in May and 19.09% in the first five months of the year compared to the same... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
India Growth Story Strong despite inflation
2008-06-04 00:40:00 Saying that he was is positive on the India growth story, Luis Miranda, president and CEO, IDFC Private Equity, says that inflation was inevitable with the soaring crude prices. Miranda, however, said that inflation was not a major concern as India had today become a $1-trillion economy. Miranda also feels that the capital flows are ...
VN Stocks Drop an 18th Day, on Soaring Inflation, Deficit
2008-06-03 00:07:00 Vietnamese stocks fell for an 18th day, the longest losing streak in 4 1/2 years, on concern the government may tighten controls on capital investments to reverse a widening trade deficit. The benchmark VN Index dropped 1.5% to close at 407.94, the lowest since Aug. 2, 2006. Vietnam Dairy Products Joint-Stock Co., or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
> The Prelude To Double Digit Inflation
2008-06-02 12:41:00 Wake Up Mr. Reddy-Raise Interest Rates and Burn The Speculators. Otherwise You Will Be Presiding Over Double Digit Inflation Soon. Nearly all the pieces are now in place for inflation to strike with increasing speed and fury, catching Wall Street by surprise, throwing government policy into turmoil and, at ...
Merrill Lynch analyses inflation in Viet Nam
2008-06-02 03:50:00 The US-based Investment Merrill Lynch Bank has released an Asian economic report where Vietnam was chosen as the key focus to analyse the region's escalating inflation. In the report titled "Viet Nam: Anatomy of an inflation shock", Merrill Lynch's experts said that Viet Nam's inflation fight presented many important... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Waters Suggests Nationalizing U.S. Oil Companies
2008-06-02 02:49:00 That liberal (Maixine Waters) is all about wrecking the U.S. economy. Goes to show how politicians act like spoiled little children, and with very little understanding of economics. Needless to say, if Maxine has her way, we may as well get into the rickshaw business. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Waters Suggests Nationalizing U.S. Oil Companies", url: "http://www.ernharth.com/vi/200-8/06/01/waters-suggests-nationa-lizing-us-oil-companies/" });
Growth moderates ? ? Inflation accelerates
2008-06-01 16:40:00 Growth moderates ? ? Inflation accelerates For more log on to : http://investorline.co.in/blogs-/news/ “The tightening is designed to affect the leveraged sectors such as construction and durables in the short term,” said Saumitra Chaudhuri, economic adviser to rating agency Icra Ltd, the India arm of Standard and Poor’s. “But as long as the investment rate remains ...
Growth moderates ? ? Inflation accelerates
2008-06-01 16:40:00 Growth moderates ? ? Inflation accelerates For more log on to : http://investorline.co.in/blogs-/news/ “The tightening is designed to affect the leveraged sectors such as construction and durables in the short term,” said Saumitra Chaudhuri, economic adviser to rating agency Icra Ltd, the India arm of Standard and Poor’s. “But as long as the investment rate remains ...
Inflation At 8.1%,GDP Numbers And Indian Growth Story
2008-06-01 15:36:00 Well sorry for not posting anything in the blog for a while. I have been a bit busy with some of my work. Looks many things have moved on.So time to get back to business. The inflation has touched 45 months high of 8.1% due to increasing prices for edible oil,industrial fuel. For the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Inflation At 8.1%,GDP Numbers And Indian Growth Story", url: "http://livesharemarkets.com/20-08/06/01/inflation-at-81gdp-num-bers-and-indian-growth-story/"- });
INFLATION WAS RAISED TO 8.1%, BUT FOOD INFLATION WAS LOWEST
2008-05-31 16:32:00 By: BHARAT RATNA Inflation is a rise in general level of prices of goods and services over time. Although "inflation" is sometimes used to refer to a rise in the prices of a specific set of goods or services, a rise in prices of one set (such as food) without a rise in others (such as wages) is not included in the original meaning of the word. Inflation can be thought of as a... Click on the Title to read more...
By: The India Street
State Bank takes measures to curb inflation
2008-05-30 18:50:00 Governor of the State Bank (SBV) of Viet Nam Nguyen Van Giau told the National Assembly that SBV will focus on implementing four monetary measures to curb inflation. The last cabinet member to be questioned at the on-going meeting on May 30, the governor said the most important measure for holding inflation was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dong Falls Seventh Straight Day on Inflation, Deficit
2008-05-30 11:45:00 Viet Nam's dong declined for a seventh straight day on speculation accelerating inflation and a widening trade deficit will increase demand for U.S. dollars. Viet Nam's trade deficit widened to $14.42 billion from $4.25 billion in the same period a year ago, according to figures released on May 26 by the General... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Think Thank: Inflation is Asia`s biggest concern
2008-05-30 08:47:00 Soaring energy and food prices will help push the Asia Pacific inflation rate to a forecast 3.6 percent this year from 2.7 percent last year, a regional think-tank said Friday.At the same time, growth is tipped to slow to 3.7 percent from 4.9 percent in 2007, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) said.It said inflation is the biggest worry for the region at a time of slowing growth in the United States, the world's largest economy and a major market for the region's export-reliant economies."While the slowdown in growth weighs heavily on policymakers' minds, it is the spectre of inflation that is causing the biggest headaches," PECC was quoted by AFP as saying in its latest outlook for the region."Combined together, there is very little room for monetary stimuli," it said in the forecast for 16 Asia Pacific economies including the United States, Japan and China.Consumers are paying more for food and petrol throughout the region.The pain is particularly acute in Indonesi...
Viet Nam Stocks Turn Into World's Worst on Inflation
2008-05-30 08:40:00 The worst may not be over for Viet Nam's stock market, the world's biggest decliner, as shares resumed declines after the exchange returned to business following a computer breakdown that halted trading for three days. The benchmark VN Index fell 1.5% to 414.10, extending this year's 55% retreat, after a government... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Viet Nam to Focus on Inflation, Not Dong, Dragon Says
2008-05-30 08:00:00 Viet Nam's central bank will shift its monetary policy focus to curbing inflation from managing the dong, said Dragon Capital, the nation's biggest fund manager with $2 billion of assets. The currency has slipped to the lowest in nine months as Fitch Ratings cut Viet Nam's debt-rating outlook this week and Morgan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Inflation Returns, Sell Bonds by Andy Xie
2008-05-30 01:44:00 A long worldwide period of stagflation is setting in and how to investment around it.
By: Asiaing.com
Inflation at 7.82 per cent
2008-05-28 15:43:00 For More Logon to : http://investorline.co.in/blogs-/news/ Inflation at 7.82 per cent New Delhi, May 23: India’s wholesale price index rose 7.82 percent in the 12 months to May 10, holding near the previous week’s annual rise of 7.83 percent, government data showed on Friday. The rate was slightly above a median forecast of 7.77 percent in a Reuters ...
Vietnamese Bonds Fall for Sixth Day on Inflation; Dong Weakens
2008-05-28 13:15:00 Viet Nam's five-year government bonds dropped for a sixth day on speculation accelerating inflation, which erodes the fixed payments on debt, is keeping investors away. The dong declined. Yields have climbed more than 2 percentage points over the past week to reach almost 15 percent compared with 8.73% at the start... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
HSBC Chief Calls for Tougher Inflation Fight, Industry Changes
2008-05-27 19:36:00 The chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings PLC (ADR: HBC), Europe?s biggest lender, today (Tuesday) called on the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks to make fighting inflation a priority. “Inflation is a long-term problem because there is no long-term will to solve it,” Chief Executive Officer Michael Geoghegan said during an informal shareholders meeting in Hong Kong. He went on to criticize central banks that have kept interest rates low in response to curtailed economic growth and weak housing markets. But due in part to low interest rates, inflation has escalated as costs for food and energy soar, dampening consumer…SHARETHIS.addEnt-ry({ title: "HSBC Chief Calls for Tougher Inflation Fight, Industry Changes", url: "http://jutiagroup.com/2008/05/-27/hsbc-chief-calls-for-tougher--inflation-fight-industry-chang-es/" });
By: Jutia Group
India and Other Emerging Economies Continue to Struggle With Inflation
2008-05-27 15:36:00 India?s wholesale price index rose 7.82% for in the week ended May 10, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported. It marked the 13th straight week that the inflation rate has been above the central bank?s 5.5% target, highlighting the increased pressures many developing nations are under given soaring commodities prices. The rate of inflation for the week ended May 15 is expected to be 8.02%, the highest level since September 2004, according to Bloomberg News. “The current high level of inflation is totally unacceptable, especially in terms of impact on inflationary expectations,” Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Yaga Venugopal…SHARETHIS.addEn-try({ title: "India and Other Emerging Economies Continue to Struggle With Inflation", url: "http://jutiagroup.com/2008/05/-27/india-and-other-emerging-eco-nomies-continue-to-struggle-wit-h-inflation/" });
By: Jutia Group
How India calculates inflation
2008-05-27 13:34:00 How is inflation calculated in India? Why is it announced on Fridays? And how do other countries calculate inflation? Read on . . .7 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
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