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Do you have a handy dataset tracking US inflation?
by fumar 6y ago
Do you have a handy dataset tracking US inflation?
- jeffbee 6y agoIt's not inflation as such, but look at the exchange rate between CHF/USD or EUR/USD. USA is a failed state moving forward on momentum. You can expect the currency to crash after Trump refuses to leave office.
- mpweiher 6y ago> EUR/USD. EUR is up against USD for the last 5 years or so, by a fairly small amount (~10% max). It is down against the USD over the last 10 years, by a larger amount (~20%). 10-20% is not much when it comes to currency fluctuations. When we were in the US in the 80s, USD/DEM went from around 1.70 to 3.50, so 2x fluctuation.
- TuringNYC 6y agoInflation is a tricky topic because it all depends on what you measure. Multiple government measures of inflation are almost disingenuous because they don't measure some key items. Inflation is fairly low when it comes to sustenance foods, cars, telecom, and technology -- however, that is not the story for things like: fish, fresh produce, textbooks, healthcare, rent, home prices, executive MBAs, some imported goods. It gets even more complicated. Some things cost one for some people and another for others -- e.g., college tuition has skyrocketed if you don't get a scholarship/aid but is flat or down if you do get scholarship/aid
- justinzollars 6y agoM2 Money Stock by the Fed: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2