Soaring inflation is the top issue for a lot of voters heading into the midterms, with most saying Republicans would do a better job of handling the problem. Indeed, Republican candidates are taking full advantage Read more
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Opinion: What NASA knows about soft landings that the Federal Reserve doesn’t
The Federal Reserve still has a chance to meet both of its main goals — strong economic growth and stable prices — but time is running out to achieve a Read more
Opinion: What NASA knows about soft landings that the Federal Reserve doesn’t
The Federal Reserve still has a chance to meet both of its main goals — strong economic growth and stable prices — but time is running out to achieve a Read more
Opinion: The Fed needs to jack up interest rates a lot more to bring inflation back under control
The Federal Reserve must do more to fight inflation in an economy radically changed by the pandemic, conditions in China, the war in Ukraine. and climate change. Counterpoint: Leading indicators Read more
Opinion: Leading indicators show inflation is slowing, but Fed policy makers are too busy looking in rearview mirror to notice
The Federal Reserve is speeding down the road looking in the rearview mirror, chasing a demon it doesn’t understand and praying that inflation will recede before it drives the economy Read more
Opinion: The Federal Reserve is missing a crucial turning point in its fight against inflation because it’s following flawed information
The Federal Reserve can’t see the probable economic crash that is coming because it’s still looking into the rearview mirror, where it sees nothing but high inflation. The danger arises Read more
Opinion: The dollar will remain strong as long as fundamentals and the Fed allow
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Project Syndicate)—Despite rampant inflation and slowing growth, the U.S. dollar BUXX, +0.57% DXY, +0.78% keeps going from strength to strength. Since May last year, the dollar has risen Read more
Opinion: Why the Fed keeps its focus strictly on the U.S. economy even as its actions could push the whole world into recession
The U.S. Federal Reserve holds inordinate sway over the world’s economies—yet it acts, in some ways, like they don’t really matter. Its power is primarily because of the dominance of the Read more
Opinion: 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 basket of goods and services over time. While that idea sounds straightforward in principle, measuring inflation Read more
Opinion: Four fairy tales that stock market investors and economic policy makers are telling themselves
LONDON (Project Syndicate)— Do you believe in fairy tales? If so, you could probably earn good money nowadays as a financial trader or gain power and prestige as a central Read more
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