Weekly Wrap: Elections, inflation and GDP

Oct 31, 2014
Leigh Gallagher, an Assistant Managing Editor at Fortune magazine, and Cardiff Garcia, from the blog FT Alphaville join Kai to talk about the week in review. Listen to the full conversation using the audio player above.

Why inflation is a central banker's goal

Oct 31, 2014
A moderate rate of inflation is evidence of a growing economy

Inflation to a twenty-something

Oct 7, 2014
A look at the Consumer Expenditure Surveys from 1989 and 2013.

William Dudley on interest rates and regulatory scrutiny

Oct 6, 2014
The New York Fed president talks inflation and addresses recently leaked tapes.

Why lower unemployment doesn't mean higher inflation

Oct 3, 2014
Inflation hawks see the specter of higher wages and prices in lower unemployment numbers, as workers gain leverage versus bosses.

For public good, not for profit.

Once upon a time, inflation really was high

Sep 18, 2014
Warnings about letting inflation loose stem from the 1970s and '80s.

The price of smoked salmon hasn't swum upstream

Sep 12, 2014
Not everything has gotten more expensive over time. Case in point: smoked salmon.