Inflation

Much of what passes for analysis in the press is based on wrong numbers and flawed logic.

In DC, the best way to demonstrate your manhood is to express your willingness to cut Social Security.

Paul Krugman: At worst, we're something like France in the 1920s, with its floating exchange rate and large wartime debt.

The cumulative inflation-adjusted growth in the US economy since Barack Obama took office has been just 3.2%.

Contrary to what conservative economists believe, Jeannette Wicks-Lim argues, a raise in minimum wage does not impact inflation or the overall cost of living in America.

There is an easier, more humane way to lessen Spain and Greece's trade and budget deficits.

The Fed could give production and employment a bigger boost by using its lender-of-last-resort status in more direct ways than the current version of QE.

A new report from the Economic Policy Institute finds that, while raising the minimum wage to the proposed $9.80 level would have a significant impact on about 28 million …

In an election year dominated by socioeconomic themes, it seems logical that raising the federal minimum wage would become a heated campaign issue in the battle for the presidency.