From all the jawboning you're likely hearing, you might be inclined to think that inflation's been pretty much strangled. If you track the Consumer Price Index ((CPI)), you've probably noticed that growth in the headline number has stayed below 2 percent this year. That's not to say there's NO inflation; it's just that inflation's been tamed, at least as measured by prices in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' basket of goods and services.
But what about the future? Some pundits say clues about inflation's prospects can be gleaned by listening to the stock market. Martin