Read more inflation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/132/inflation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:11:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71776/obamas-stealth-stimulus-250-checks-to-seniors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeniors won’t be getting a boost in their Social Security benefits this January, but President Obama tried to head off that announcement yesterday by encouraging Congress to give them all a one-time $250 check. The administration sees these payments, which would cost the government about $13 billion, as another way...http://www.newser.com/story/71776/obamas-stealth-stimulus-250-checks-to-seniors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 8:12:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71605/colorado-will-lower-minimum-wage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColorado is set to become the first state to lower its minimum wage next year. The state’s minimum wage is tied to local inflation—specifically, the Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price Index, which has fallen 0.6%. The state’s minimum of $7.28 an hour will fall to $7.24 on Jan...http://www.newser.com/story/71605/colorado-will-lower-minimum-wage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 14:52:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71067/gold-prices-hit-all-time-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGold leapt to $1,038 an ounce today, the highest price on record, as investors bet that global stimulus efforts and rate cuts will cause rampant and widespread inflation. The precious metal’s on pace for its ninth straight positive year; the previous record was set at $1,033.90 in...http://www.newser.com/story/71067/gold-prices-hit-all-time-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 12:04:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67813/bernankes-next-challenge-undoing-his-own-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn his first term as Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke played the role of savior, lending hundreds of billions to banks and businesses, backing the mortgage market, and cutting interest rates. In his second, Bernanke will have to turn “strict disciplinarian,” reversing earlier moves to respond to a massive deficit, writes...http://www.newser.com/story/67813/bernankes-next-challenge-undoing-his-own-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 9:22:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American economy is heading out of recession, but the long-term fate of the dollar may not be so bright, writes the Wall Street Journal . Growing numbers of economists and investors, including Warren Buffett, say that stimulus spending and rate cuts will boost inflation and weaken the greenback. At the...http://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 7:07:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67243/buffett-cut-our-greenback-emissions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust as carbon emissions could have a dire effect on the environment, Warren Buffett thinks “greenback emissions” could wreak havoc on the economy, he writes in the New York Times . The government has spent staggering sums to avoid economic disaster, and that was wise. Now, the economy is “out of...http://www.newser.com/story/67243/buffett-cut-our-greenback-emissions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 7:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66945/consumer-prices-take-biggest-dip-in-59-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConsumer prices have fallen 2.1% over the past year, the biggest year-over-year decline in 59 years, the Labor Department announced today. Though the Consumer Price Index was unchanged from June to July, it was drastically lower than in July 2008, when oil peaked at $147 a barrel and gas...http://www.newser.com/story/66945/consumer-prices-take-biggest-dip-in-59-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 13:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64289/deficit-tops-1t-for-first-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNine months into the fiscal year, the federal deficit has topped $1 trillion for the first time. The imbalance is intensifying fears about higher interest rates and inflation; there's also concern about trying to reverse the deficit—by reducing government spending or raising taxes—in the midst of a harsh...http://www.newser.com/story/64289/deficit-tops-1t-for-first-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 14:25:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61913/its-too-soon-for-feds-to-ease-up-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith critics prematurely calling on Washington to scale back financial rescue efforts, economic history fans see “déjà vu all over again,” writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . This is the third time a major economy has been stuck in a liquidity trap, and both previous times these same...http://www.newser.com/story/61913/its-too-soon-for-feds-to-ease-up-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 9:42:36 CDT