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What is inflation and how is it measured?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 22, 2018
Everything you ever wanted to know about inflation.
Rising grocery store prices are just one part of it.
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Why low unemployment might not lead to higher inflation

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 21, 2018
The unemployment rate is at 4.1 percent — the lowest level since 2000.
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Are we too worried about inflation, but not worried enough about deficits?

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 16, 2018
We take a look at the Republican Party's flip-flop on debt.
Kevin Hassett, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, at a daily White House briefing in November.
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For Dallas Fed president, sustaining long-term growth will take more than tax cuts

by Kai Ryssdal , Sean McHenry and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 14, 2018
Robert Kaplan says fiscal policy should bring less debt and focus on economic fundamentals.
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Clothing and car insurance prices drive inflation

by Associated Press
Feb 14, 2018
US core consumer prices up 0.3 percent, most in a year
Clothing costs jumped 1.7 percent in January.
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Here's how inflation works

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 14, 2018
Inflation is up more than expected, according to the consumer price index.
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Markets wait for latest inflation number

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 13, 2018
The Labor Department will be out tomorrow with one measure of inflation: the consumer price index. You can bet a lot of people are going be paying special attention to that number, because investors have made it clear they’re worried about rising prices. Meanwhile, although it turns out we can measure inflation, it is really […]
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Hey, wait. My hamburger just got more expensive.

by Ryan Kailath
Feb 9, 2018
The plunge in the stock market this week has been widely ascribed to fears that inflation is coming. But for large parts of the American economy — namely, business — inflation is already here. From car companies to restaurant groups, American companies are paying higher prices for raw materials and ingredients. The Labor Department’s Producer Price Index […]
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Private sector wages and benefits are on the upswing, but economists caution celebrating

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 31, 2018
We are finally starting to see some signs that the tight labor market is pushing up wages. New numbers out today from the Department of Labor show wages and salaries in the private sector are up 2.8 percent from this time last year. That doesn’t leave too much extra cash for workers once you factor […]
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After nine years of no change, is the federal minimum wage irrelevant?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 15, 2018
The last time federal minimum wage went up was in July of 2009.
Protesters rally against Labor nominee Andrew Puzder in the lobby of Hardee's Headquarters on Feb. 13, 2017 in St Louis, Missouri.
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