“It's clear that the true problems of our Nation are much deeper - deeper than gasoline lines of energy shortages, deeper even than inflation or recession. And I realize more than ever that as President I need your help. So, I decided to reach out and listen to the voices of America.” NeedsHelpingProblemAmericaPoliticsEnergyNationsPresidentVoiceRealizingLinesClearDecidedDeeperReach OutInflationRecessionsShortageGasolineI Need You Author:Jimmy Carter
“In the long run wives are to be paid in a peculiar coin — consideration for their feelings. As it usually turns out this is an enormous, unthinkable inflation few men will remit, or if they will, only with a sense of being overcharged.” IfsMenLongFeelingsRunningTurnsMarriageWifePaidEnormousConsiderationPeculiarLong RunsCoinsInflationUnthinkable Author:Elizabeth Hardwick
“Domestic inflation reflects domestic monetary policy.” PolicyInflationMonetaryMonetary PolicyDomestic Policy Author:Martin Feldstein
“Since nostaglia is fueled by inflation, could it be that inflation is the result of a conspiracy by the people who are trying to palm off McGovern buttons and Howdy Doody puppets and their Aunt Thelma's toaster as antiques.” PeopleTryingResultsEconomyConspiracyButtonsPalmsInflationAuntPuppetsAntiquesToasters Book:Uncivil liberties Source: Uncivil liberties
“If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value.” IfsValuesWealthProtectedInflation Author:William Greider
“When people begin anticipating inflation, it doesn't do you any good anymore, because any benefit of inflation comes from the fact that you do better than you thought you were going to do.” PeopleFactsBenefitsInflationBetter Than You Author:Paul Volcker
“The benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings.” FightingBenefitsInflationCredibilityBankersAppointments Author:Ben Bernanke
“With the sugar market hysteria, the people are obviously worried and expect higher inflation. When this hysteria subsides, which we're probably observing, then I hope that people will also get less worried about the future of inflation.” PeopleHigherWorriedSugarInflationObservingHysteria Author:Marek Belka
“It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress's failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.” YearsLastsHoursLevelsRecordsLowsIncreaseRaisedCongressCurrentsMinimumInflationMinimum WagePurchasingLow LevelPurchasing Power Author:Jon Corzine
“When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class was destroyed, which led directly to the rise of the Nazis.” ClassMiddleDestroyedGermanyMiddle ClassNaziInflationRunaway Author:Nick Clooney
“Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.” YearsLevelsRaisedCongressMinimumLowestInflationMinimum Wage Author:Russ Carnahan
“I got quarters in my loafers trying to fight inflation when it only used to take a cent.” TryingUsedFightingPoliticsQuartersCentsInflationLoafers Author:Jimmy Buffett
“We gotta control inflation, quit spending our money on everything. But this years tax increase, why it's the biggest in history.” YearsPoliticsTaxesIncreaseSpendingQuittingInflationTax Increases Author:Hank Williams, Jr.
“Her heart the damned thing had begun to race and she only hoped that the rapid inflation and deflation of her chest wasn't visible beneath her fitted bodice.” HeartRaceVisibleChestsInflationRapidsDeflation Author:Anna Godbersen
“What we define as a bubble is any kind of debt-fueled asset inflation where the cash flow generated by the asset itself - a rental property, office building, condo - does not cover the debt incurred to buy the asset. So you depend on a greater fool, if you will, to come in and buy at a higher price.” IfsKindDoeGreaterBuildingFoolDependsHigherOfficeFlowPropertyDebtAssetsCashBubblesInflationCash FlowOffice Buildings Author:James Chanos
“What I'm trying to say is that for the average investor, what I would encourage them to do is to understand there's inflation and growth - it can go higher and lower - and to have four different portfolios essentially that make up your total portfolio that gets you balanced.” TryingDifferentGrowthFourHigherAverageInvestorsBalancedInflationPortfolios Author:Ray Dalio
“When growth is slower than expected, stocks go down. When inflation is higher than expected, bonds go down. When inflation's lower than expected, bonds go up.” GrowthHigherExpectedInflation Author:Ray Dalio
“Thirty years ago, many economists argued that inflation was a kind of minor inconvenience and that the cost of reducing inflation was too high a price to pay. No one would make those arguments today.” YearsKindTodayPayCostYears AgoArgumentThirtyMinorsEconomistInflationReducingThirty YearsInconvenience Author:Martin Feldstein
“We pay some price when necessary to bring down inflation but that price is temporary and is not large relative to the permanent gain from reduced inflation.” PayGainsPermanentTemporaryRelativeInflation Author:Martin Feldstein
“Many emerging countries are facing the same issue of overheating and inflation because they have been vigorously expanding fiscal and monetary policy to counter the 2008 shock.” Has BeensCountryIssuesPolicyShockExpandingInflationEmergingMonetaryMonetary Policy Author:Sri Mulyani Indrawati