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Fragile, but off to a good start. That’s my assessment of President Donald J. Trump’s initial actions regarding the environment, climate change, and energy....
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Fragile, but off to a good start. That’s my assessment of President Donald J. Trump’s initial actions regarding the environment, climate change, and energy....
I recently reported something that, as someone who desires social harmony, I was glad to see but, as someone who desires harmony, made me...
Over the past three decades, Japan’s monetary policy has been characterized by near-zero interest rates and significant quantitative easing (QE), aimed at countering persistent...
Your home may be your castle, but the government can take your castle and give it to someone else if that someone else intends...
In December, AIER held its inaugural monetary conference, Building a Better Fed Framework, at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. As the Federal...
Inflation picked up in October, but remains more or less on track. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which is the Federal Reserve’s...
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder argues that President-Elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda will spark inflation. “Almost every economist will tell you...
Another disinflationary hiccup: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3 percent in November and 2.7 percent over...
Inflation ticked up in October. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month. Prices are...
Why did the United States abandon the gold standard? In an article published recently by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Maria Hasenstab...
After dipping well below the Federal Reserve’s 2-percent target in August, inflation now appears to be back on track. The Bureau of Economic Analysis...
At the New York Times, Jeanna Smialek reports that economists are worried President-Elect Trump will stoke inflation. Voters returned Trump to office largely because...
There’s something happening here. What it is, ain’t exactly clear. Around the world, there is growing impatience with the orthodoxies and condescension of the...
President Trump’s return to the White House has sparked a resurgence of interest in central bank independence. Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said he...