July 26, 2021
Jay Shambaugh of George Washington University joins Michael Klein to discuss the prospects for ongoing inflation, and the ways in which inflation affects your economic well-being.
May 18, 2021
Inflation was 4.2% in April 2021. Whether it is likely to continue increasing depends on the different factors that contribute to a generalized rise in prices.
December 18, 2019
Michael Klein, Executive Editor of EconoFact and Dan Sichel (Wellesley) highlight some of the problems with low inflation.
October 8, 2019
Inflation has averaged just over 1-1/2 percent over the past decade. With unemployment at historic lows, continued soft inflation poses a puzzle and a challenge.
August 13, 2018
Accounting for inflation would tax the increase in the real purchasing power of an asset rather than the increase in value that reflects overall rising prices.
August 6, 2017
The Federal Reserve Bank has persistently undershot its inflation target of 2 percent. This level of low inflation is puzzling, given the low unemployment.