The state of the economy will affect voting next November, and the Federal Reserve may find itself in a delicate position, our columnist says.
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America’s Inflation Villain Gets a Makeover
As the Fed fights inflation with a wary eye on the 1970s, some are arguing that Arthur Burns, the Fed chair at the time, gets too bad a rap.
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The Fed’s War on Inflation Is a Class War
When the Federal Reserve uses interest rate hikes as a blunt tool, American workers are the inevitable casualty.
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Jerome Powell Is Popular. His War on Inflation Could Change That.
Jerome H. Powell, who is well liked across the political spectrum, is presiding over the fastest interest rate increases in generations, with another one expected this week.
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There Is a Tax That Could Help With Inflation
The case for a progressive levy on consumption.