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AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index rebounded in the latest month, registering an 83 in August. The Roughly Coincident Indicators index held at 100 while the Lagging Indicators index also held steady, posting an 83 (see chart below). With all three indicators well above the neutral 50 level, the AIER business cycle indicators signal…
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index was unchanged in August, compared to a 0.1 percent gain in the Consumer Price Index. The EPI is not seasonally adjusted, so we compare it with the unadjusted CPI. Over the past 12 months, the EPI has risen 3.3 percent while the CPI is up 2.7 percent. The EPI measures price…
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While the nature of the news events does not necessarily explain the magnitude of Bitcoin’s price changes or its daily volatility, it does suggest that the market is not being driven entirely by manipulation or the behavior of small numbers of traders.
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This is the third and final article in a series about blockchain-enabled “smart contracts” and their ability to address retail fraud.
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This is the second in a series of three articles about blockchain-enabled “smart contracts” and their ability to address retail fraud.
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This is the first in a series of three articles about blockchain-enabled “smart contracts” and their ability to address retail fraud.