Pertinent Category: Archive

The Institute’s Price Index

– December 1, 1934

Trends discussed in the latest weekly bulletin continue unchanged; electric  power production is at a five year peak; car loadings hold up and steel activity advances. Price-fixing provisions of NRA codes seem doomed to eventual elimination. The Instit …

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Coming Effects of Current Events (Part 2)

– November 19, 1934

Research Reports – 11/19/1934  

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What the President Did Not Say

– November 5, 1934

Research Reports – 11/05/1934 Those who were anticipating definite information regarding the administration’s plans for the future of the dollar were disappointed. So likewise were those who hoped for promises to balance the budget. Therefore, the door …

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The Harwood Index of Inflation

– November 1, 1934

Research Reports – 11/01/1934 The index of purchasing power used is one form of the Harwood Index of Inflation. This index has been tested during the past six years and has proved to be an important, possibly the most important, indicator of fundamenta …

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