Opinion: If Europe and the U.S. want to win the war in Ukraine, they must enlist their economies in the fight
admin NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—Politically, the G-7 and like-minded countries around the world have adopted a…
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Opinion: The U.S. needs a unified energy industry to deal with soaring oil prices, OPEC+ and climate change
Americans are paying 25% more for gasoline than they did a year ago. Higher gas…
Read MoreOpinion: A new progressive agenda must harness the power of the people’s government to drive innovation as well as equity
LONDON (Project Syndicate)—With much of the world facing unavoidable health, energy, cost-of-living, and climate challenges,…
Read MoreOpinion: Inflation hasn’t peaked yet because rents are still rising fast
There was no inflation in July, the government said Wednesday. That’s great news. But let’s…
Read MoreOpinion: Are you confused about why there are so many different inflation measures? We can explain.
Measuring inflation—the rate of change in the level of prices—requires comparing the prices of a…
Read MoreOpinion: Inflation is spiking around the globe, not just in the United States
The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June 2022,…
Read MoreOpinion: The Fed’s inflation promises are simply not credible
With inflation running high for the last 14 months, we can sadly conclude it’s entrenched,…
Read MoreOpinion: Everything you need to know about the economic recession that we are definitely not in right now
It’s getting wild. We’re already hearing a lot of loose talk about the economy this…
Read MoreOpinion: A recession can be avoided if Americans accept 4% inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell now recognizes it will be difficult to avoid a recession,…
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Opinion: Supply-side challenges frustrate the Fed and other central bankers
These are tough times for central bankers. As they tighten monetary policy to combat inflation,…
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