Inflation
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How Should Fed Officials Think About the Dual Mandate?
The Fed is tasked with both price stability and maximum employment. But any significant shift in one may create steep costs in the other.
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Milei’s Economic Miracle: How Argentina Slashed Inflation to 1.5%
Argentina’s economist-turned-president has defied the odds (and the experts’ opinions) to set a “society sick with socialism” back on a path to fiscal health.
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There’s a New Sheriff at the Fed
Michelle Bowman’s remarks offer a clear vision for a more focused, flexible, and transparent regulatory regime. It’s a welcome recalibration.
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Despite Tariffs, Inflation Remained Low in May
The best the Fed can do (whether or not tariff shocks appear) is keep nominal spending on a stable trajectory.
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Trump v Powell: The Credibility Cost of Politicized Monetary Policy
Politicians might prefer lower interest rates, but the Fed must protect its fragile post-pandemic progress on prices. Credibility is hard earned and easily lost.
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Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light
Is central bank independence practical or even desirable? A new AIER Explainer considers the legal and constitutional standing of the Federal Reserve.
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Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty
The Federal Reserve board isn’t committing to rate cuts, voting to holding its policy interest rate at 4.25 to 4.5 percent. As inflation and employment trends stabilize, caution is warranted.
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Waller Isn’t Flinching at Tariff Inflation — Here’s Why
Many at the Fed believe once tariffs raise the price floor, inflation will return to trend, but unemployment and consumer projections vary.
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Deficits, Debts, and the Big Beautiful Bill
We have assigned far too many responsibilities to the federal government, several of which they have no business having in the first place. Overspending follows.
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Two Cheers (and a Warning) for May’s Inflation Slowdown
Central bankers are in a pickle. But the current, frustrating tradeoffs result from short-sighted fiscal policies of the past.
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How Should Fed Officials Think About the Dual Mandate?
The Fed is tasked with both price stability and maximum employment. But any significant shift in one may create steep costs in the other.
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•
Milei’s Economic Miracle: How Argentina Slashed Inflation to 1.5%
Argentina’s economist-turned-president has defied the odds (and the experts’ opinions) to set a “society sick with socialism” back on a path to fiscal health.
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•
There’s a New Sheriff at the Fed
Michelle Bowman’s remarks offer a clear vision for a more focused, flexible, and transparent regulatory regime. It’s a welcome recalibration.
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•
Despite Tariffs, Inflation Remained Low in May
The best the Fed can do (whether or not tariff shocks appear) is keep nominal spending on a stable trajectory.
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•
Trump v Powell: The Credibility Cost of Politicized Monetary Policy
Politicians might prefer lower interest rates, but the Fed must protect its fragile post-pandemic progress on prices. Credibility is hard earned and easily lost.
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•
Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light
Is central bank independence practical or even desirable? A new AIER Explainer considers the legal and constitutional standing of the Federal Reserve.
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•
Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty
The Federal Reserve board isn’t committing to rate cuts, voting to holding its policy interest rate at 4.25 to 4.5 percent. As inflation and employment trends stabilize, caution is warranted.
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•
Waller Isn’t Flinching at Tariff Inflation — Here’s Why
Many at the Fed believe once tariffs raise the price floor, inflation will return to trend, but unemployment and consumer projections vary.
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•
Deficits, Debts, and the Big Beautiful Bill
We have assigned far too many responsibilities to the federal government, several of which they have no business having in the first place. Overspending follows.
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•
Two Cheers (and a Warning) for May’s Inflation Slowdown
Central bankers are in a pickle. But the current, frustrating tradeoffs result from short-sighted fiscal policies of the past.