Anybody who remembers the 1970s remembers the Great Inflation, when retirees on fixed incomes struggled to make ends meet. They probably also remember what happened next, when the Federal Reserve ...

Brancaccio: I keep using the metaphor of remedy, like it's medicine, the higher interest rates to try to cure inflation. But I'm going to keep with this slightly tortured metaphor for just another ...

In recent days, the inflation indicators have stubbornly signaled that a high tide of prices is still soaking us consumers. Growing at a 3.5% annual rate in March, the Consumer Price Index has now ...

Here's an inflation remedy you're not hearing much about: Reduce corporate profits. If that sounds like a drastic, even radical idea, the reason may be that economic commentators and news pundits have ...

In recent days, the inflation indicators have stubbornly signaled that a high tide of prices is still soaking us consumers. Growing at a 3.5% annual rate in March, the Consumer Price Index has now ...

Inflation has been devastating for our country with the costs of food, heating oil and gas rising significantly. This has been caused by limiting oil production and pouring $1.9 trillion into the ...

Here’s an inflation remedy you’re not hearing much about: Reduce corporate profits. If that sounds like a drastic, even radical idea, the reason may be that economic commentators and news pundits have ...

Inflation has become an obsession for professional investors and consumers alike in 2022. Concerns about the economic impact of rising prices—and their remedy, higher interest rates—have weighed on ...

Susan M. Collins is about to mark her first year as the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Her tenure is also historic — she’s the first person of color to head the Boston Fed. Collins ...

In recent days, the inflation indicators have stubbornly signaled that a high tide of prices is still soaking us consumers. Growing at a 3.5% annual rate in March, the Consumer Price Index has now ...

Here’s an inflation remedy you’re not hearing much about: Reduce corporate profits. If that sounds like a drastic, even radical idea, the reason may be that economic commentators and news pundits have ...