The Consumer Price Index (CPI) announced this week that inflation eased slightly in July, dropping from 9.1 percent in June to 8.5 percent. For the first time in months, there seems to be a sign of relief from an inflation…
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Tulane expert available to discuss inflation and impact on consumers
America’s overheating economy and unrest overseas have inflation soaring to heights not seen since the early 1980s. While the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates again, Tulane economist Felix Rioja doesn’t see much relief on the horizon for…
Chairman Powell’s continued insistence that Fed does not wish to venture into the area of negative policy rates is the right message, says Notre Dame expert
In response to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments today, University of Notre Dame Professor of Economics Eric Sims offers the following comments. Sims is also a research consultant for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Professor Sims can be reached directly at [email protected] for…