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U.S. Health Care Costs U.S. health care costs have skyrocketed and are higher than in any other country Picture source: Deutsche Bank Global Research

How Much Tariffs Could Cost Each State? This chart shows how much each state would be affected by China’s export tariffs. Picture source: howmuch.net

Cost of U.S. Tariffs Across All Goods and Services The estimated annual cost is about $460 for the average family. Picture source: The New York Times

Labor Costs Lead Core Inflation by 6 Months Historically, U.S. labor costs have been a good leading indicator of core inflation, because when labor costs rise, companies tend to increase their prices. Picture source: Legg Mason

The World Economy – GDP at Power Purchase Power Parity by Country This map shows the changes in the world GDP when adjusted by the cost of living. You may also like “The World Economy – GDP by Country.” Picture source: howmuch.net

Falling Real Yields Allow Zombie Companies to Live On The cost of extended monetary easing: the percentage of zombie companies continues to rise as U.S. 10-year real yields fall. Picture source: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

U.S. Monthly Average 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Keep in mind that mortgage costs are influenced by the 10-year Treasury yield. 30-year mortgage rates = 1.739 x (10-year treasury yield)² + 0.7755 x (10-year treasury yield) + 0.0227(R² = 0.9787) You may also like “30-Year Mortgage Rates vs. 10-Year Treasury Yield.” Picture source: Leonard Kiefer

Average Consumer Price Increase After US Import Tariffs by 25% This chart shows the average consumer price increase in percentage points for US consumers/firms after an increase in US import tariffs by 25 percentage points. Trade war costs to consumers and companies. Tariffs are a hidden tax on American consumers and US firms. Picture source:…

Does Bitcoin Have Intrinsic Value? Well, although skeptics say Bitcoin has no value, JP Morgan says Bitcoins have “intrinsic value” using the cost of production approach following Hayes. See: Adam Hayes, A Cost of Production Model for Bitcoin (March 19, 2015).