Economics

Are Consumer Staples Good During Inflation?

“Investors should continue to keep equities since stocks normally outperform in times of inflation, especially if it is accompanied by growth.” Consumer staples stocks, such as food and energy, perform well during inflation because demand for staples is inelastic, giving these companies more pricing power because they can increase their prices more quickly than other […]

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Did The Great Depression Cause Inflation?

Austrian economists claim that the Great Depression was a foregone conclusion as a result of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies in the 1920s. The central bank’s strategy of “loose credit” resulted in an unsustainable credit-fueled boom. During this time, money supply inflation caused an unsustainable boom in asset values (stocks and bonds) as well as […]

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What Is Used To Calculate GDP?

where consumption (C) denotes private-consumption expenditures by households and nonprofit organizations, investment (I) denotes business expenditures by businesses and home purchases by households, government spending (G) denotes government spending on goods and services, and net exports (NX) denotes a country’s exports minus imports. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and how is it calculated? Gross […]

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