Inflation

The economy continues to teeter on the edge of deflation. The Fed needs to pump up the money supply and stimulate demand in some other way.

There is a growing push by inflation hawks to get the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing?

Many in the financial industry couldn't care less about unemployment. They don't want to risk any inflation that could erode the value of their wealth.

The answer is that inflation paranoia isn't a simple misunderstanding that can be corrected by pointing to evidence.

Conservative economic approaches to healthcare have crippled the system and we can blame economists for the failure.

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%.