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[TRENDING NEWS] The Inflation Suspense Goes On

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Author: BY PAUL KRUGMAN - Publish Date: December 11, 2021 at 02:05AM The data refuse to settle the big debate. 

[TRENDING NEWS] Janet Yellen says it’s time to stop calling inflation ‘transitory.’

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Author: BY ALAN RAPPEPORT AND MADELEINE NGO - Publish Date: December 3, 2021 at 12:46AM The Treasury secretary said the new virus variant could further fuel price increases, but cautioned it was too soon know.

[TRENDING NEWS] On the Trans-Atlantic Price Gap

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Author: BY PAUL KRUGMAN - Publish Date: December 1, 2021 at 12:58AM What does (somewhat) lower inflation in Europe tell us about America?

[TRENDING NEWS] North Carolina’s Furniture Hub Is Booming. What Comes Next?

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Author: BY JEANNA SMIALEK - Publish Date: November 28, 2021 at 03:05AM The furniture capital of the state is ground zero for inflation, labor shortages, hot demand and limited supply. It’s debating how to cope.

[TRENDING NEWS] For Afghan Refugees, a Choice Between Community and Opportunity

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Author: BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND JIM TANKERSLEY - Publish Date: November 24, 2021 at 11:45PM In resettling thousands of displaced Afghans, the Biden administration must weigh their need for support against the needs of the U.S. labor market.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation surged again in October amid rising food and energy prices.

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Author: BY MADELEINE NGO AND ANA SWANSON - Publish Date: November 24, 2021 at 11:35PM Prices climbed by 5 percent in the 12 months through October, according to Personal Consumption Expenditures price index data released Wednesday.

[TRENDING NEWS] $15 minimum wage for federal contractors will take effect Jan. 30.

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Author: BY NOAM SCHEIBER - Publish Date: November 23, 2021 at 12:31AM The Labor Department issued a final rule carrying out an April executive order from President Biden. It could affect more than 300,000 workers.

[TRENDING NEWS] Powell or Brainard? Why Biden’s Pick to Lead the Fed Matters Now

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Author: BY SARAH BINDER AND MARK SPINDEL - Publish Date: November 22, 2021 at 03:00AM Joe Biden’s pick to head the Federal Reserve is coming down to Jay Powell or Lael Brainard.

[TRENDING NEWS] Think Biden’s a Bust? Check Your Cynicism.

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Author: BY FRANK BRUNI - Publish Date: November 19, 2021 at 12:00AM Can we give the legislation that the president signed on Monday its due?

[TRENDING NEWS] Policy and the Fog of Politics

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Author: BY PAUL KRUGMAN - Publish Date: November 17, 2021 at 01:53AM What do voters actually know about government and the economy?

[TRENDING NEWS] Inflation is driving a sharp downturn in U.S. consumer views about the economy.

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Author: BY NELSON D. SCHWARTZ - Publish Date: November 13, 2021 at 01:19AM A University of Michigan survey registered the lowest reading in a decade, reflecting unease about the present and the future.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bond investors signal that inflation could stay high for years.

Author: BY MATT PHILLIPS - Publish Date: November 10, 2021 at 11:46PM

[TRENDING NEWS] The Making of a Feel-Bad Boom

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Author: BY PAUL KRUGMAN - Publish Date: November 10, 2021 at 12:43AM What do people mean when they talk about “the economy”?

[TRENDING NEWS] The Congressional Black Caucus Was Key to the Infrastructure Vote

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Author: BY JONATHAN WEISMAN AND CARL HULSE - Publish Date: November 6, 2021 at 11:45PM Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the chairwoman of the caucus, Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, to announce a key deal, understanding that the lawmaker had more influence at that point than she did.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Congressional Black Caucus Was Key to the Infrastructure Vote

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Author: BY JONATHAN WEISMAN AND CARL HULSE - Publish Date: November 6, 2021 at 11:45PM Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the chairwoman of the caucus, Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, to announce a key deal, understanding that the lawmaker had more influence at that point than she did.

[TRENDING NEWS] A World Running on Empty

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Author: BY PAUL KRUGMAN - Publish Date: October 29, 2021 at 11:50PM Shortages and inflation aren’t uniquely American problems.

[TRENDING NEWS] Missing Foreign Workers Add to Hiring Challenges

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Author: BY JEANNA SMIALEK - Publish Date: October 26, 2021 at 12:47AM Fewer foreign people have been able to work in the U.S. amid the coronavirus, leaving a hole in the potential labor force.

[TRENDING NEWS] Assessing the Legacy of Colin Powell

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: October 20, 2021 at 12:29AM Readers pay tribute to Mr. Powell but also criticize aspects of his record. Also: Sexism harms everyone.

[TRENDING NEWS] A regional Fed analysis suggests Biden’s stimulus is temporarily stoking inflation.

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Author: BY JEANNA SMIALEK - Publish Date: October 19, 2021 at 12:01AM The American Rescue Plan could be pushing inflation up slightly and temporarily, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis said.

[TRENDING NEWS] A regional Fed analysis suggests Biden’s stimulus is temporarily stoking inflation.

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Author: BY JEANNA SMIALEK - Publish Date: October 19, 2021 at 12:01AM The American Rescue Plan could be pushing inflation up slightly and temporarily, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis said.