«Google doesn't care
about inflation,» he notes.
May 1 (Reuters)- U.S. stock index futures treaded water on Tuesday, as strong earnings failed to excite investors who instead fretted
about inflation, rising costs and protectionist policies.
The central bank chief only talked
about inflation.
So, if there's a lot of global slack, that will make them less concerned
about inflation pressures, but by then, if a lot of places are at relatively full employment and seeing target inflation, that will make them want to make sure that we're not going into an overheating kind of mode.
Silverstein: And talk to
me about inflation overall around the world.
Traders are suddenly worried about interest rates (although anyone older than 30 has to be amused that 2.85 % on the Treasury 10 - year is a source of panic), worried
about inflation (although after the last decade of stagnant wages, Friday's 2.9 % rise should be cheered, not jeered), and worried about a tax - fueled spike in growth (with this report from Powell's Atlanta colleagues leading the way.)
Now that inflation is back in the crosshairs of the markets, as investors try to understand what has caused such a swift correction in stocks, it's worth looking back at what Buffett has said
about inflation in the past.
May 1 (Reuters)- U.S. stock index futures were down slightly on Tuesday after disappointing results from Pfizer, while investor concerns
about inflation, rising costs and protectionist policies continued.
To date, financial advisors may not have fully grasped their clients» worries
about inflation and its effect on their retirement savings.
The worries
about inflation's impact on savings come at a time when retirement finances are in flux.
So if you want to worry
about inflation, you'll have company.
For the first time since oil prices crashed, strong job growth has the Bank of Canada worried
about inflation, meaning higher interest rates are coming
During a Saturday session at the symposium, such a slump in expectations
about inflation and about other aspects of the economy was cited as a central problem complicating central banks» efforts to reach inflation targets and dimming prospects in Japan and Europe.
ECB executive board member Benoit Coeure said the bank was working hard to prevent public expectations
about inflation from becoming entrenched «on either side» — neither too high nor too low.
But there were few signs of the worries
about inflation that sent stocks falling in the last few weeks.
«So he is wrong
about inflation, but he is right to worry about overvalued asset markets.»
We seem to have forgotten
about the inflation - hedging properties of real estate.
«They were rightly more optimistic about growth and they were less confident
about inflation because they at least stopped claiming energy prices were stable.
The model on which it was based is a marvel of restrictive assumptions: an economy that is closed to trade, expectations
about inflation that are essentially myopic, interest rates that are largely impervious to the demand for credit and investment that is largely impervious to interest rates.
Eventually, people became convinced that the U.S. was serious
about inflation.
If you're worried about a potential drop in the broad market or worried
about inflation, reallocate more of your holdings into the money market.
What
about inflation of 2 %?
The market selloff started on Friday, largely driven by investor fears
about inflation and what that might mean for Federal Reserve action on interest rates.
Looking for something, well, boring to invest in at a time of soaring oil prices, Middle East unrest, concern
about inflation and so on?
The irony is that when we first started talking
about inflation targeting, it was our insistence on that very flexibility that made people think we weren't serious.
In the 1990s, when investors were more worried
about inflation and the potential for an aggressive Bank of Canada (BoC), the correlation between stocks and bonds tended to be positive.
Generally don't we always want to think
about inflation that way too, what is core, and what is headline.
Another class of theories argues, with some circularity, that inflation is determined by expectations
about inflation.
So when the back end sells off and the curve starts steepening, it's usually because people start to worry
about inflation.
If you own a 10 - or 30 - year piece of paper, you really care
about inflation.
Carl Weinberg, High Frequency Economics Founder, says the market should be thinking
about inflation risks but it's not currently.
China made the move because it is worried
about inflation at home.
Fears
about inflation and spiking bond yields caused an earthquake on Wall Street in early February.
Her past comments on inflation aren't explosive, but they're enough for skeptical senators to conclude, correctly, that she's more worried about unemployment and less worried
about inflation risks than recent chairs.
Yes, there are concerns
about inflation, but they have yet to materialize.
This means that the Fed only has to worry
about inflation the broad indices like the Dow, SPX and Nasdaq.
(See:
All About Inflation.)
But around 1980, central banks got religious
about inflation and started to do drastic things, like raising interest rates.
But analysts will watch the official statement after the meeting for signs of rising concern
about inflation, and hints that the Fed might accelerate its pace of rate increases later this year.
What was noteworthy about the Fed's announcement was a changes made to language
about inflation.
From January to March, the Fed's language indicated more concern
about inflation, not less.
For intermediate - and longer - term bond yields, it's all
about inflation and growth expectations.
But if the Fed starts worrying
about inflation, policymakers may decide to raise rates to keep prices from rising too sharply.
I do not mean a narrow economist's definition, but rather the whole way of thinking
about inflation in business, government and the community generally.
Listen, we've spent — so no, I'm not that worried
about inflation getting out of control.
If so, you might avoid the risk that rising rates could hurt the value of your bonds, but what
about inflation?
And we talk a lot
about inflation, and we talk about — people don't want higher inflation.
Silverstein: And what
about inflation — when you're watching the Fed, are you worried
about inflation?
Instead, the Fed did the opposite: it signaled it was worried
about inflation and that the expected policy path could tighten.