“I don’t think you can escape that.” These were the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as he testified before Congress in October 1979. Inflation was 13%. Volcker’s ...
In death, as in life, former President Jimmy Carter can’t seem to get a fair shake, at least from the national political ...
Impressive Carter nominees also include Bank of America CEO A.W. Clausen to succeed Robert McNamara as president of the World ...
As may now be apparent, I disagree with my colleague Michael Sean Winters who wrote that James Earl Carter Jr. was a failed ...
The high-for-long mantra recently adopted by US central bank policymakers raises threats for the economy and financial ...
The past quarter’s economic data showed that the inflation battle is not over; whether the Fed eases now depends on the data, ...
Stock-market investors are turning jittery over something which has apparently happened only two times in the bond market since the early 1980s: The 10-year Treasury yield has jumped by about as much ...
Stagflation, the challenging combination of high inflation, slow economic growth, and rising unemployment, presents a ...
Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral services were held at the National Cathedral, attended by former presidents and ...