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...
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US economy will fall into a recession this summer, as inflation eats into consumer spending, former Fed official warns
Higher inflation will force consumers to limit their spending by so much that the economy will slump into a recession by the July-September quarter, former Federal Reserve Governor Lawrence Lindsey...
Which Industries Have Hired the Most Since the Pandemic? A Look at the Labor Market.
Text size The labor market has been on a slow and steady path to recovery. But employment in a majority of sectors is still well below where things were before the pandemic struck. In March, the...
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 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...