Tag: Inflation

Thursday's inflation numbers suggest that the temporary effects of falling energy prices are beginning to reverse themselves, but the core inflation measure is headed in the wrong direction. (AP Photo)

Consumer prices flat as gas prices tick up

Joseph Lawler · June 18, 2015 1:35 pm

The producer price index rose 0.5 percent in May, adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. (AP Photo)

Producer prices rise in May

Joseph Lawler · June 12, 2015 1:18 pm

During World War II, federal spending as a percent of GDP rose by 35 percentage points, while revenue rose only 14 percentage points. (Alfred T. Palmer/Office of War Information)

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Study: Big wars lead to big inflation

Jason Russell · June 1, 2015 5:06 pm

Annual inflation was slightly negative in April because of the falling cost of energy, even as other prices showed strong month-to-month gains. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Energy prices bring down annual inflation in April

Joseph Lawler · May 22, 2015 12:54 pm

The Labor Department releases employment data for April on Friday, May 8, 2015. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

223,000 new payroll jobs in April, unemployment ticks down to 5.4 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 8, 2015 12:35 pm

Last year, columnist Kathleen Parker wrote that since 1985, the cost of higher education has increased 538 percent, while inflation over the same period has gone up only 121 percent. (AP Photo)Â

Federal student loans creating ‘indentured students’

Rep John Duncan · May 7, 2015 9:00 am

Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman speaks about the economy during the White House daily news briefing in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama adviser: Healthcare savings as big a story as fracking revolution

Joseph Lawler · April 23, 2015 4:14 pm

Annual inflation was negative, at 0.1 percent, thanks to cratering energy prices. (AP Photo)

Core inflation rises again in March

Joseph Lawler · April 17, 2015 12:53 pm

Job seekers wait in line to register for a job fair at California's Great America theme park on February 6, 2015 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Job openings at highest levels since 2001, but hiring still flat

Joseph Lawler · April 7, 2015 2:59 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at a Board of Governors meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (Washington Examiner)

Yellen: Rate hikes ‘likely to be gradual’

Joseph Lawler · March 27, 2015 9:06 pm

Consumer prices edged up in February, an early indication that U.S. inflation may be picking up after falling oil prices pushed it into negative territory over the past few months. (AP Photo)

Consumer prices edge up in February after slight deflation in January

Joseph Lawler · March 24, 2015 12:56 pm

The dollar has risen more than 10 percent against the euro this year alone. Last spring, the euro was worth $1.40, but the two currencies are near parity this week. (iStock)

Fed shrugs off strong dollar as it prepares to raise interest rates

Joseph Lawler · March 17, 2015 9:00 am