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Tag: Consumer Price Index
Federal Reserve Walks a Tightrope Between Inflation and Recession
In an interview, James D. Hamilton, professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego, and a…
Inflation Rises to 7.9 Percent for February 2022
Prices climbed at the fastest pace in decades in the month leading up to the war in Ukraine,…
Russia’s War in Ukraine Raises Gas Prices and Unsettles Stocks
They are just possibilities, but worries about them are weighing on the markets.Stock and bond markets in disarrayYields…
Inflation May Have Peaked. The Fed Needs to Step Gingerly.
In short, it might be helpful to reframe the C.P.I. news.Newspapers could quite accurately have run this much…
Car Prices Rose More Slowly In January, But New Disruptions Loom
Want an optimistic take on the troubling January inflation report? Look at what’s happening with cars.Want a pessimistic…
Rapid Inflation Fuels Debate Over What’s to Blame: Pandemic or Policy
The price increases bedeviling consumers, businesses and policymakers worldwide have prompted a heated debate in Washington about how…