Prices for Hospital Services Are Going Public in 2019
A federal requirement requiring hospitals to post how much they charge for their services online will go into effect on January 1, 2019.
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Import Prices: Still No Signs of Tariffs Taxing Consumers
Prices of goods imported from China actually fell after new tariffs kicked-in.
U.S. Producer Price Index Jumps But May Be An Inflation Head-Fake
There’s a mysterious category in PPI called “trade services” that might have created an illusion of inflation in October.
Farm Prices Fall Again, Defying Anti-Trump Predictions of Higher Food Prices
Farm deflation could pressure the Fed to back off on interest rates.
Fed’s Beige Book Still Shows No Signs that Tariffs are a Tax on Consumers
Still no signs that tariffs are a “tax on consumers.”
