True inflation may have peaked in late 2022 — at 18% — and still hovers around 8%
“Consumer borrowing costs in the U.S. have skyrocketed, but the CPI doesn’t count this. ” There are widely divergent perspectives between Wall Street, where exuberance...
How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down?
Updated Dec. 27, 2023 12:00 am ET According to the Misery Index, Americans shouldn’t be all that miserable. But they might only recently have started...
Eurozone Inflation Drops Sharply Amid Energy Deflation, Economic Contraction
Updated Oct. 31, 2023 6:37 am ET Consumer prices are slowing more than expected in the eurozone, driven in part by falling energy prices but...
We’re Still Paying for the Federal Reserve’s Blunders
Oct. 25, 2023 12:53 pm ET The Federal Reserve is relieved inflation is receding and hopes it will fall to 2%. Meantime, households and businesses...
The Economy is Not What The Fed Expected
The Federal Reserve faces a challenge as it meets to assess economic projections, with inflation proving less predictable than anticipated and an unpredictably robust economy....
Why Central Bankers Are Not Sure They’ve Raised Rates Enough
Global central bankers are cautiously optimistic as inflation slows but fear it’s not sustainable. The Federal Reserve, having raised rates aggressively, faces concerns about stronger-than-expected...
China's Deflation Wave Could Ripple Across the Globe
China’s rising deflationary pressures spell disaster, threatening to drag the nation and potentially the global economy into a devastating slump. Plummeting prices erode corporate profits,...
Powell Says Fed’s Inflation Fight Could Take Years
The Federal Reserve is expected to continue raising interest rates, despite their recent decision to temporarily slow down the pace of rate increases. Chair Jerome...
Powell, Other Central Bankers Face Uncertain Inflation Outlook: WSJ
Central bankers globally have hastily escalated interest rates to levels not seen in over a decade in an attempt to quell inflation. However, they admit...
Fed Will Pay High Price to Bring Down Inflation. Investors Should Take Note.
AFP via Getty Images Text size Central bankers from around the world are gathering in Sintra, Portugal this week to discuss the state of the...