How Will Inflation End? – WSJ
Inflation is now, incontestably, the leading issue for the electorate, and voters are giving the Biden administration low marks for handling it. This is a political crisis for Democrats, who are...
Tag: Domestic Politics
Democrats Have Gasoline Price Amnesia
House Democrats must have political amnesia—or hope Americans do. On Wednesday they're holding another political struggle session to lash oil and gas CEOs for surging gasoline prices. But only...
Putin’s Daughters Face Possible EU Sanctions Over Ukraine Invasion
The European Union has proposed sanctioning two daughters of President Vladimir Putin, according to diplomats familiar with the plan, a move that would add the Russian leader's closest family...
Fed’s Brainard Says Reducing Elevated Inflation ‘Is of Paramount Importance’
A top Federal Reserve official said the central bank is strongly committed to taking steps that will reduce inflation this year, including by announcing significant reductions in its $9 trillion...
The New Progressives Fight Against Consumer Welfare
With major antitrust legislation headed to the Senate floor, it is important to remember that over the past half-century, a bipartisan consensus has existed enforcement that antitrust law and should...
Europe Faces Pressure to Dial Up Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Deaths
BERLIN—French President Emmanuel Macron's call Monday for sanctions banning imports of Russian oil and coal into the European Union following the weekend's claims of atrocities in Ukraine is set to...
The World Is Piling on Debt as It Battles Inflation
A surge in food and fuel prices is raising pressure on governments around the world to pick up the tab for consumers, stretching precarious public finances and intensifying political instability in...