The Fed's inflation-fighting policy is why American consumers are so down on the economy, according to Larry Summers
If we still measured inflation the way we did in 1980, today’s inflation rate would be 8%, Summers calculates.
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If we still measured inflation the way we did in 1980, today’s inflation rate would be 8%, Summers calculates.
As some CPI data lags, economists consider new rental data to better understand where housing costs are now.
Current inflation levels are much closer to past peaks than the official series would suggest.
It’s the Federal Reserve task to tame inflation that is running at a pace not seen in four decades. To do so, it has been hiking interest rates at a fast...
In the current inflation spike, a smooth balance of supply and demand is hard to find. One silver lining: A Fed that knows lessons from the 1970s.