The latest inflation data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis largely confirm market expectations. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index…
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The Federal Open Market Committee announced on Wednesday it would hold its federal funds rate target at 4.25 to 4.5…
Read More »We write today to honor Richard Doncaster, a recently deceased friend of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and…
Read More »After dipping well below the Federal Reserve’s 2-percent target in August, inflation now appears to be back on track. The…
Read More »At the New York Times, Jeanna Smialek reports that economists are worried President-Elect Trump will stoke inflation. Voters returned Trump…
Read More »Inflation ticked up in October. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent…
Read More »Why did the United States abandon the gold standard? In an article published recently by the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Read More »Inflation picked up in October, but remains more or less on track. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which…
Read More »Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder argues that President-Elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda will spark inflation. “Almost every…
Read More »Another disinflationary hiccup: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3 percent in November…
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