Hacker News with Generative AI: Inflation

US house prices in 1950 vs. 2024, accounting for inflation (brilliantmaps.com)
The map above shows how much houses cost in 1950 in each US state in 2024 inflation adjusted US dollars, compared to what the average cost actually is in 2024.

Real Estate, Inflation, Economics, United States

135 points by ivewonyoung 4 days ago | 232 comments

Setelinleikkaus: When Finns snipped their cash in half to curb inflation (blogspot.com)
On the last day of 1945, with World War II finally behind it, Finland's government announced a new and very strange policy.

Finland, Economics, Inflation, History

224 points by Michelangelo11 7 days ago | 233 comments

Russian Food Prices Skyrocket in Growing Concern for Kremlin (bloomberg.com)
Russians are facing a surge in food prices, creating a headache for President Vladimir Putin as he tries to balance the Kremlin’s military ambitions with a need for domestic stability.

Russia, Economics, Inflation, Politics, Food

13 points by toomuchtodo 19 days ago | 2 comments

Yes, inflation made the median voter poorer (jzmazlish.substack.com)
I began writing this post the morning of Wednesday November 6th 2024 — the morning after the US election, where Donald Trump won a reasonably close yet nonetheless resounding victory over Kamala Harris. Why did more than half of the US (voting) populace reject the Biden administration and vote for someone as manifestly unpopular as Trump?

Politics, US Elections, Economics, Inflation

8 points by paulpauper 20 days ago | 2 comments

Are groceries more expensive than last year? (usafacts.org)
Grocery store food prices increased 1.3% from September 2023 to September 2024, and increased 11% from 2021 to 2022 – the largest annual increase in 40 years.

Inflation, Consumer Goods, Economics, Food

25 points by toomuchtodo 22 days ago | 20 comments

Why fast-food price increases have surpassed overall inflation (cnbc.com)

Economics, Inflation, Fast Food, Consumer Prices

10 points by paulpauper 35 days ago | 0 comments

Daron Acemoglu: America is sleepwalking into an economic storm (nytimes.com)
Inflation seems under control. The job market remains healthy. Wages, including at the bottom end of the scale, are rising. But this is just a lull. There is a storm approaching, and Americans are not prepared.

Economics, United States, Inflation, Labor Market

6 points by hhs 47 days ago | 4 comments

U.S. inflation falls to 2.4%, YoY and MoM annualised (bls.gov)
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in August and July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Economics, Inflation, United States

21 points by JumpCrisscross 54 days ago | 26 comments

Inflation as a first-class citizen in financial tools (bauva.com)

Finance, Inflation, Tools

8 points by pranitbauva1997 92 days ago | 10 comments

Consumer Price Index slows below 3% for first time since March 2021 (cnn.com)

Economics, Inflation, Consumer Spending

8 points by paulpauper 111 days ago | 1 comments

CPI for all items rises 2.9%; shelter up (bls.gov)

Economics, Inflation, Data, United States

40 points by impish9208 111 days ago | 70 comments

Dow rallies more than 350 points as tame inflation data fuels market comeback (cnbc.com)