Inflation During Tariff Semi-Pause
The tariffs continuing through Trump's pause are likely to raise the inflation rate to 3.9% nearly double the Fed's target of 2%,
Category: Economics
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Tariff Revenues and DOGE Savings: A Path to Fiscal Responsibility
Let’s make fiscal responsibility a reality by choosing deficit reduction over corporate tax cuts. It’s a decision that benefits everyone—today and for generations to come.
Tariffs and Stagflation
A reasonable estimate suggests that this could result in a 6% increase in inflation once current warehouse stocks ....
Failure of Old Economic Solutions
Update for President Trump's threat of tariffs and promise of austerity
The Fed, Inflation and Unemployment
How did the Federal Reserve Board perform on its dual mandate of low inflation with full employment since the COVID-19 pandemic? Why even consider the…
Inflation and the Federal Reserve Board
A dollar held since 2020, now has the purchasing power of eighty-five cents.
Inflation Measures
CPI inflation reads higher than PCE Core which the Fed uses to guide its reaction to inflation.
Learning Bonds
In 2022, bondholders faced a stark reality: an average loss of 13.7% of their principal.
Tax Cut 2017 GDP Impact
The upshot of the Republican Tax Cut bill will be a minor increase to GDP yet a major increase to stock prices.