Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Consumer Price Index, Part 2 The CPI has a direct effect on nearly every person in the country, and although economists disagree about aspects of its accuracy, it is widely used as a measure of how well government leaders are managing the economy.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2011 Morgan Housel	That Crazy, Lying, Deceptive Consumer Price Index As messy and imperfect the CPI is, it's not nearly as bad as some make it out to be. It's flawed. It's faulty. But it isn't lying to you. It's good at what it's supposed to provide: a very rough measure of consumer prices.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2010 Nick Kapur	Inflation Is Already Here Despite official CPI numbers saying inflation doesn't exist, many metrics show otherwise.
BusinessWeek October 8, 2007 James C. Cooper	Why The Fed's Cut Won't Spark Inflation Housing woes, tighter credit, and a softer labor market should douse inflation.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Dan Caplinger	Why Those Inflation Numbers Look Bogus Gas prices have skyrocketed. You're paying more at the grocery store. So why is it that every month when the government releases the latest inflation figures, the numbers never look high enough?
BusinessWeek January 8, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Why The Market Isn't Listening To The Fed It's ignoring inflation warnings, but bets on lower rates may be too optimistic.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2008 Morgan Housel	Tearing Apart the Consumer Price Index The torture chamber of adjustments the Consumer Price Index goes through in order to calculate inflation is probably one most supreme courts would deem unconstitutional. Here are a few important CPI contortions to keep in mind.
BusinessWeek February 25, 2010 Rich Miller	Deflation: Why the 'D' Word Is Back on the Table Prices for core goods and services in the U.S. have slipped to last fall's levels. While that caused some cheer on the Street, it could signal a bigger worry.
U.S. Banker February 2006	Dwelling on the U.S.'s Affordable-Housing Crisis The housing boom of the last 13 years has lulled many people into a false sense of stability. Look past the numbers and one can easily find evidence of a housing crisis-and it increasingly involves the Everyman. The opportunity to address this crisis starts with banks.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Inflation Numbers Back Consumers Into a Corner There seem to be three categories in which the Consumer Price Index weighting grossly understates actual costs.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Consumer Price Index A great deal of work goes into calculating the consumer price index. This key index shows how much consumers are paying for goods and services.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Rotten to the Core You know that statistics lie, but investors continue to rely on some statistics that don't make any sense. You can't ignore food and energy, so why should the CPI?
AskMen.com Michael Estrin	Inflation 101 Here's your primer on inflation -- what it is, how it affects you and how to guard against it.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Housing Stocks Gone Wild? Housing stocks rebound after more horrible news. Has all the bad news already been built into the stock prices of homebuilders? Should investors move in to housing stocks? Those questions are answered in this video.
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 James Mehring	Inflation: Two Price Gauges That Hardly Look Tame The Federal Reserve continues to keep a hawkish eye on inflation.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Chill Out: Inflation Is Still Pretty Tame Despite some concerns, Alan Greenspan expects interest rates to rise gradually.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2011 Morgan Housel	Cool the Conspiracies: Inflation Numbers Aren't Lying to You CPI might be more accurate than you think. It's a paradox many have grappled with lately: Commodity prices are blowing up, yet the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, says inflation is tame.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2009 Amanda B. Kish	Is the Government Manipulating Inflation Data? Inflation may actually be worse than the government would lead us to believe. Even investors who are currently in retirement need a hefty dose of stocks to keep up with inflation.
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: The Housing Grinch Won't Steal Christmas Wallets are open, and even the outlook for home sales is improving.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 James C. Cooper	Inflation Wild Cards Will Keep The Fed On Hold Demand, costs, and global forces raise new questions for prices.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Forecasting Housing Futures What may be in store for homeowners and housing prices this year?
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- Ignore The Bubble Babble Despite what the alarmists contend, U.S. housing prices will continue to rise in 2006 and 2007.
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Consumers Aren't Sweating The Housing Slump Yet The debate over the direction of the economy and Federal Reserve policy in the coming year boils down to one basic question: Will the housing slump drag down consumer spending and the economy?
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Time to Buy Housing Stocks? Have housing stocks hit rock bottom? Is it time to buy them? Will the Fed's interest-rate cut boost housing stocks? What does the housing meltdown mean for other stocks? These questions are discussed in this video.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Anthony Downs	Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst?
Knowledge@Wharton	It's Boom Time in the Housing Market, But for How Long? Following several years of rapid home price appreciation, real estate experts say current housing prices in the U.S. are based on solid foundations and are not purely a speculative bubble. However, they also say that certain regional markets are vulnerable to a downturn.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 David Williamson	Can the Dow Keep Winning? Economic indicators and banking earnings combine for a volatile day.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2011 Morgan Housel	Robert Shiller on Why Home Prices Could Fall for Several Decades After the housing market does bottom, what you should expect from it going forward?
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 James Mehring	Housing: The Best Indicators Of A Rebound According to some housing indicators, there is some light at the end of the tunnel for homebuilders, but that cautious optimism comes with caveats.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 James Mehring	Home Sales: Optimism May Be Misplaced But there are reasons to be skeptical about the latest mortgage activity figures while other housing data show no signs of improvement.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	Is Deflation Back on the Table? One number from February might be a warning sign.
BusinessWeek September 4, 2006 James C. Cooper	Housing: The Roof Won't Collapse On The U.S. Economy As builders adjust their inventories, other sectors will offer plenty of support.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Robert Aronen	Solid Gold in the '70s There's no doubt that the gold and precious-metals markets are hot. To feed the buying demand, additional products have hit the ETF market.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger	Predictions From the Man Who Called the Housing Meltdown Yale professor Robert Shiller shares his views on the future of the housing market.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Salim Haji	Housing Boom Drives Homebuilder Stocks As the housing boom continues, housing stocks are reporting record earnings. Neither is sustainable.
Reason August 2002 Mike Lynch	Building Crisis That housing prices have held up in the midst of the stock market downturn is considered a blessing by many economists -- and by the nearly seven in 10 families that own their homes. But it's a cause of concern for local pols and academics who worry for a living.
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Is The Housing Recession Starting To Recede? The drag on economic growth is easing, and home demand is firming up.
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Walls Won't Come Tumbling Down Mortgage rates in 2005 will remain low enough to keep housing affordable.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2004 Salim Haji	Ready for the Next Bubble? What does it mean for the economy if the housing bubble bursts? A bubble is forming in real estate, and when it bursts, the impact on the U.S. economy will be detrimental, significant, and widespread.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Morgan Housel	Goldilocks in the Housing Market Not too hot, not too cold.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2009 Dan Caplinger	This Could Be the Best Move You Ever Make The plummeting housing market hasn't just thrown millions of homeowners under the wheels of their mortgage debt; it has also thrown into question whether buying a home really ever makes economic sense.
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 Peter Coy	Your Home By The Numbers Some basic tools can help you calculate how good an investment your house is.
Reason March 2003 Brian Doherty	Do You Know the Cost of San Jose? The high cost of low growth
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 James C. Cooper	Why Consumer Spending Has Staying Power It looks like households are going to hit a couple of speed bumps this quarter: Surging prices for food and fuels promise to put the squeeze on purchasing power.
Finance & Development March 2010 Ceyda Oner	Back to Basics: What Is Inflation? It may be one of the most familiar words in economics. What, then, is inflation, and why is it so important?
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 James C. Cooper	Housing's New Risks For The Economy Mortgage rates are up, credit is tighter, and home prices are falling faster.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Why Falling Home Ownership Is a Good Thing Don't assume that all the news on housing is bad.
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 James C. Cooper	Stock Investors Seem To Hold The Winning Hand Data suggest a soft landing, not the recession the bond bulls fear.
BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 James Mehring	Why Housing Looks A Little Rickety Recent data indicate further weakening in the housing market is yet to come.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Sean Williams	I Call Shenanigans on This Economic Indicator Don't believe everything an indicator tells you! Although we have the highest level of optimism among homebuilders since June 2007, I'm still going to call shenanigans on this indicator.