Tag: Inflation (Economics)
Is America’s Economy Entering a New Normal?
The pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine, have altered how America’s economy functions. While economists have spent…
Powell Says Fed Could Raise Rates More Quickly to Tame Inflation
The oil and gas price spike and other commodity disruptions tied to the war in Ukraine could push…
As Inflation Surges, Biden Targets Ocean Shipping
Some economists have echoed those arguments, saying it’s a function of supply and demand.“I think the spike in…
Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis
Russian and Ukrainian wheat is not easily replaced. Inventories are already tight in the United States and Canada,…
How to Fight Inflation With Lessons From History
Up NorthAnnual spending in the Union reached a staggering 16 times its prewar budget. Despite the need for…
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…
Why the Fed Raised Interest Rates
Shoppers at a mall in Miami Beach, Fla., earlier this month. A surge in consumer spending has helped…
What a Federal Reserve Rate Increase Means for You
Though the typical car payment has reached its highest levels since 2012, any Fed increase isn’t expected to…
As Fed Prepares to Raise Rates, Global Economy Sinks Deeper Into Turmoil
Jason Furman, an economist at Harvard University, said many forecasters had been doing what investors sometimes refer to…
Global Economy Sinks Deeper into Turmoil as Fed Prepares to Raise Rates
Jason Furman, an economist at Harvard University, said many forecasters had been doing what investors sometimes refer to…
Could Inflation Prompt Powell to Act Like Volcker?
The war in Ukraine threatens to keep costs elevated for longer. Gas prices have already surged, lifting headline…
Biden Urges Americans to Blame Rising Prices on Putin. Many Do, for Now.
WASHINGTON — The price of gasoline has risen every day since Russia invaded Ukraine. Record-high inflation in the…