Inflation

Inflation: the good, the bad and the ugly

Inflation has been ticking higher again of late ¬– but the truth is, it never really left. While inflation is a net negative for business profitability and economic growth, some industries are better able to deal with it than others. Investors should invest accordingly.

Is AI the productivity miracle we need, when we need it?

For thousands of years, experts have warned us about adopting new technology. Businesses warned it’d cost jobs. And politicians did their best to stop progress.

With inflation raging, doing nothing is not an option

I’m pretty sure you know that the rate of inflation is high and still rising. This is terrible news for anyone with savings and investments.…

How to invest for stagflation

They say that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. But they don’t tell you how many more steps are left……

As we feared, inflation keeps heading higher

Inflation keeps soaring higher here in the UK, and is now into double digits for the first time in decades. But it could keep getting…

The inflation crisis isn’t over. But it is changing…

Why did nobody see inflation coming? That’s what the media is pondering today. Just as they did about the 2008 financial crisis, and every other…

How does inflation affect house prices?

We’ve seen inflation spike. And the Bank of England is expecting plenty more inflation to come – over 13% this year! And yet, house prices…

The Bank of England jumps off both sides of the tightrope at once

You could say we’re critical of the Bank of England here at Fortune & Freedom. Nigel Farage certainly didn’t pull any punches in our recent…

3% won’t be enough to stop inflation… nicely

Yesterday, I asked you simple question: is it possible to bring down double-digit inflation with 3% interest rates? It would have sounded like an absurd…

How to beat inflation in 2022

What is the current rate of inflation? In June, the annual rate of inflation hit a 40-year high. The consumer price index rose 9.4% year-on-year…

The stagflationary black hole it’s too late to escape from

For decades now, economists have warned about the impending demographic time bomb of an ageing society. It’s a prognosis that caught on shortly after they…

How the eurozone could turn Japanese – inflation not deflation

Last week, a tax accountant in Japan messaged me: “I’m afraid of the collapse of the Japanese economy…” Luckily, he speaks fluent English after a…

How to misunderstand inflation and cause a global financial crisis

I’m going to sound like a high-school economics teacher today. But the world’s central bankers have been very naughty… They’ve completely failed their test to…

Is inflation eating away at your money?

What is inflation? Inflation is a general increase in prices and a decline in the purchasing power of money. I once studied under an influential…