Tag: Inflation

Janet Yellen is avoiding commenting on the presidential election or its implications for markets. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Yellen tries to take on the supply side

Joseph Lawler · October 26, 2016 4:01 am

Social Security recipients will see a 0.3 percent cost of living increase in their benefits for 2017, the Social Security Administration announced.

Social Security recipients getting a 0.3 percent increase

Joseph Lawler · October 18, 2016 2:59 pm

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Annual inflation rises to 1.5 percent in September

Joseph Lawler · October 18, 2016 12:33 pm

Venezuelan regime runs out of other people’s money

Washington Examiner · October 10, 2016 4:01 am

Eric Rosengren, one of three officials to dissent from the no-rate-hike decision Wednesday, cited recent job gains and rising inflation as reasons for the Fed to continue raising rates. (AP Photo)

Fed official pushes for raising interest rates

Joseph Lawler · September 23, 2016 2:07 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen sided with the late Milton Friedman and against her colleagues Wednesday in one of the major debates within the central bank as it weighs when to raise interest rates. (AP Photos)

Yellen sides with Milton Friedman against colleagues

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2016 9:36 pm

"We are generally pleased with how the U.S. economy is doing," said Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Yellen: Low rates will give U.S. ‘room to run,’ bring people into workforce

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2016 7:45 pm

In an August speech, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen argued that the Fed would still be able to deliver stimulus even if it were forced again to lower rates to zero, by relying on tools such as quantitative easing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Four numbers that explain why the Fed hasn’t raised interest rates

Joseph Lawler · September 20, 2016 4:01 am

Subdued inflation means greater purchasing power for families. But it also is a possible sign that the economy is operating below capacity. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Inflation perks up in August, to 1.1 percent annually

Joseph Lawler · September 16, 2016 12:31 pm

Investors and policymakers at the Federal Reserve have been monitoring inflation numbers closely for signs that the economy is headed toward full capacity. (AP Photo)

Falling gas prices keep inflation subdued in July

Joseph Lawler · August 16, 2016 8:34 am

John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, wrote in a research letter published Monday that governments might need to change both monetary policy and spending programs to better "cope" with the fact that interest rates are likely to stay historically low. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed official floats pursuing higher inflation

Joseph Lawler · August 15, 2016 7:04 pm

Fed members are reluctant to spell out an end to the era of very low rates even amid mounting signs that the U.S. economy is near full strength. (AP Photo)

Fed holds off on rate hikes, but sees ‘diminished’ risks to the economy

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2016 6:00 pm