Tag: inflation rate
How raising interest rates curbs inflation – and what could possibly...
Rodney Ramcharan, University of Southern California
After about three decades of relatively low inflation, consumer prices are skyrocketing again.
Federal Reserve hopes years of zero rates will spur inflation –...
Richard S. Warr, North Carolina State University
In a healthy economy, prices tend to go up – a process called inflation.
While you might not like...
Turkey’s currency collapse shows just how vulnerable its economy is to...
Can Erbil, Boston College and Umit Ozlale, Özyeğin University
If you happen to be a tourist in Turkey right now, consider yourself lucky. Otherwise, things...
What is full employment? An economist explains the latest jobs data
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
The latest jobs report has gotten a lot of analysts, policymakers and talking heads once again asking whether...
As Fed ‘returns to normal,’ is the risk of recession rising?...
Sheila Tschinkel, Emory University and William D. Lastrapes, University of Georgia
Editor’s note: The Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee raised its benchmark interest rate by a...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
