Tag: Inflation

The European Central Bank announced that it would cut its targets for interest rates, lowering its main target to just 0.05 percent and pushing the interest rate it pays on excess bank liquidity even further into negative territory, to -0.2 percent. (iStock)

Europeans ramp up stimulus

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2014 4:06 pm

Inflation and Stagnation: A Political Opportunity?

Michael Warren · August 28, 2014 6:20 pm

Rasmussen: Americans Are Worried About Inflation

Michael Warren · August 25, 2014 4:01 pm

Many Federal Reserve officials are confident enough in the economy's progress to raise interest rates and tighten the money supply earlier than previously indicated. (iStock Photo)

More Federal Reserve officials show support for ending stimulus earlier

Joseph Lawler · August 20, 2014 7:16 pm

Beltway Confidential

You’re not crazy, parents: Textbook prices have soared since you were in college, and here’s why

Justin Green · August 20, 2014 6:10 pm

Consumer prices rose at a 2 percent annual rate for the fourth month in a row, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday morning, led by the increasing cost of food. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Rising food costs keep inflation up in July

Joseph Lawler · August 19, 2014 1:16 pm

Cheer up, America -- we can still fix the economy. (iStock)

Secular stagnation is a cover-up

Lawrence Kudlow · August 19, 2014 12:40 am

Janet Yellen’s ideas are about to be put to the test

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2014 12:47 pm

Not surprisingly, survey respondents who based their guesses on recent inflation outperformed those who simply looked at the price of milk. (Photo: iStock)

Americans keep getting inflation wrong — here’s why that matters

Joseph Lawler · August 7, 2014 9:00 am

Dazed and Confused

Irwin M. Stelzer · August 2, 2014 3:00 am

The Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices in June on Tuesday.ÃÂ Gasoline prices spiked 3.3 percent, driving two-thirds of the measured Consumer Price Index inflation.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Inflation flattens out in June, and some good news for consumers

Joseph Lawler · July 22, 2014 2:58 pm

The Price of Government, Good or Bad

Geoffrey Norman · July 22, 2014 10:59 am