The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its belated November report on December 18th. December 2025 inflation data reveals moderating inflation. But the FED is easing, which could result in inflationary pressures later in 2026. Calculated to two digits, inflation was 2.74% in November, down from 3.01% in September. There was no October number due to the government shutdown. The December 2025 inflation report shows that U.S. consumer prices continued to moderate at the end of the year, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising modestly compared to the previous year. After months of mixed data and reporting gaps tied to the federal government shutdown, inflation trends appear … [Read more...]
Why Quantitative Easing is Inflationary… Sometimes
Quantitative Easing was initially considered inflationary but after its first usage, it didn't appear to be. Is this always the case? Is Quantitative Easing really inflationary? Will the Quantitative Easing of 2020-2021 result in more inflation? That is what we are going to look at here. ~Tim McMahon, editor At the height of the 2008 mortgage crisis the FED came up with a revolutionary idea to handle the crisis and that was called "Quantitative Easing (QE)". But before we delve into that let's look at what brought us to that point. Before Quantitative Easing Prior to the 2008 crisis, the housing market was on a tear (much like it is today). The banks were lending at a furious pace and … [Read more...]