Opinion: Four fairy tales that stock market investors and economic policy makers are telling themselves
admin LONDON (Project Syndicate)— Do you believe in fairy tales? If so, you could probably earn…
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Opinion: Workers are falling behind inflation with every paycheck, but that won’t reassure a Fed determined to quash inflation
The Federal Reserve doesn’t love the employment report released Friday, which showed that 528,000 more…
Read MoreOpinion: Subsidies for renewable energy often go to the same fossil-fuel companies that are fighting the green-energy transition with their other hand
Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the…
Read MoreOpinion: Food inflation remains stubbornly high in U.S. and Europe
The pace at which food prices rise matters not just because it directly impacts household…
Read MoreOpinion: Higher prices lead to higher wages, which fuel higher prices. The Fed must break this cycle with aggressive rate increases.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Project Syndicate)—Recent price- and wage-growth data make it increasingly clear that the U.S.…
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: Green tariffs are now our best hope of beating climate change
BOSTON (Project Syndicate)—Environmental tariffs may be humanity’s last hope for mitigating climate change, which is…
Read MoreOpinion: What’s a recession? It depends on whom you ask — an economist or a fishmonger.
Scene: A fancy fish market in Georgetown. Economist enters. Shot of pages flying off a…
Read MoreOpinion: It will be the Fed’s fault if the economy crashes into recession
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy is one of the most important economic decisions that…
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Opinion: 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,…
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