With this month's increase in US Treasury interest rates the talk about inflation came up quite a bit in the financial news. But what causes inflation? What are the different types of inflation? How is inflation measured?

Different causes of inflation

Cost Push Inflation

Demand Pull Inflation

Hyperinflation

Structural Inflation

CPI Index

Hedonic Adjustments to CPI

Substitutions in CPI measurement

Velocity of Money

Productivity Measurements in Economy

Mentioned in this Episode:

What is Velocity of Money and Impact on Inflation? https://brokenpiechart.libsyn.com/does-falling-money-velocity-point-to-lower-inflation

Inflation breakeven 10 year on St. Louis Fed site https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10YIE

Inflation rate US https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGUSA

Razor Wealth Management www.razorwealth.com

Derek Moore's book Broken Pie Chart https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Pie-Chart-Investment-Portfolio/dp/1787435547