Inflation Misconceptions

Derek Moore is back to talk about inflation and how there are some misconceptions about what happens if inflation subsides. At the same time, many things we use are enjoying decades long deflation making them cheaper to use. Hint: long distance calling. Plus, why low interest rates do and don't cause inflation. Will raising rates reduce oil prices? Supply and demand is still king. What are some misconceptions around inflation? Inflation coming down is a reduction in the upward rate of change How to inflation adjust prices across periods CPI Consumer Price Index Low interest rates and inflation Discount rate for future earnings in stocks Housing and asset price inflation Oil prices and supply and demand Oil rig counts and inventories Will raising rates cause a recession? Mentioned in this Episode: Contact Derek Moore [email protected] Derek Moore's Book Broken Pie Chart https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Pie-Chart-Investment-Portfolio/dp/1787435547?ref_=nav_signin& CPI Consumer Price Index historical https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL