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Consumer Credit and Inflation: Part 3

By John Lounsbury September 17, 2023macroeconomicsNo Comments

The full data sets for the 71 years from 1952 to 2022 show no discernable association patterns (correlations) for household credit growth and inflation changes.¹ Thus, we started an analysis by looking specifically at the various regimes of inflation change during the 71-year timeline. The most recent post² analyzed the eight time periods over 71 years with positive inflation surges. This article analyzes the five periods for 1952-2022 with negative inflation (disinflation/deflation) surges.

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Consumer Credit and Inflation: Part 2

By John Lounsbury September 10, 2023macroeconomicsNo Comments

The full data sets for the 71 years from 1952 to 2022 show no discernable association patterns (correlations) for household credit growth and inflation changes.¹ This post continues that analysis by looking specifically at the various regimes of inflation change during the 71-year timeline.

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Consumer Credit and Inflation: Part 1

By John Lounsbury September 3, 2023macroeconomicsNo Comments

We have found that the relationships between government spending and inflation are variable over time.¹ How about another category of spending, that by consumers? This series studies that topic.

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September 2023 Economic Forecast: Our Forecast Continues To Suggest No Recession But Our Index Continues To Decline

By admin August 29, 2023economics, economy, macroeconomics1 Comment

Authored by Steven Hansen

EconCurrent‘s Economic Index again declined and now has entered negative territory. We do not see a recession baked in but there continue to be three major indicators signaling a recession. Read on to understand the currents affecting our economic growth.

Government Spending and Inflation: Reprise and Summary

By John Lounsbury August 20, 2023macroeconomicsNo Comments

For the past several months, we have examined what the U.S. data has to say about the relationships between deficit spending by the federal government and inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This post will summarize these results and discuss what they mean.

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August 2023 Economic Forecast: Modest Slowing Of Our Forecast But It Continues To Suggest No Recession Is In The Works

By admin July 31, 2023economics, economy, macroeconomicsNo Comments

Authored by Steven Hansen

EconCurrent‘s Economic Index modestly declined but remains in positive territory. We do not see a recession baked in but there are three major indicators signaling a recession (no change from last month) Read on to understand the currents affecting our economic growth.

Government Spending and Inflation. Part 13B – Addendum

By John Lounsbury July 30, 2023macroeconomicsNo Comments

This is a continuation of the analysis of each significant period of rising inflation since 1914. The first part¹ covered the years up to the start of World War II. The second part² covered the inflationary periods following World War II through 2022. This is an addendum to the second part.

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Government Spending and Inflation. Part 15

By John Lounsbury July 23, 2023macroeconomicsNo Comments

Previous posts have summarized the correlations for U.S. federal government deficit spending with inflation¹ and deflation² over the years from 1914-2022. In this article, the correlations of deficit spending with inflation are determined for the years not part of significant inflation surges (up or down).

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Four Economic Rights And Responsibilities

By Carmine Gorga July 16, 2023macroeconomicsNo Comments

Tools to Make the Corporation – and Governments – Serve the Needs of Human Beings

This paper identifies four economic rights and corresponding economic responsibilities in accordance with the needs of the factors of production: land, labor, and capital distinguished between physical and financial capital. Economic rights are the creators of property rights and find their justification in corresponding economic responsibilities. The implementation of these four rights and responsibilities is ideally suited to make the corporation serve the interests of human beings. A brief discussion of the role of governments in achieving this goal is also presented.