The economy appears to be heading into a rare, but oft-predicted, scenario of strong growth and low inflation called “Goldilocks.” While it’s been called before, experts might be right this time around.
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When a Federal Reserve committee meets Tuesday to consider the federal interest rate, it will likely revise its glum outlook into something brighter. But will it also acknowledge the U.S.’s growing inflation problem?
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Amid a bounce back in manufacturing activity, surging commodity prices are leading to fears of inflationary forces. Those forces are real, but corporate profits — and therefore, stock prices — won’t suffer too quickly. The pa…
After years of exhorting China to increase the value of its yuan, the currency is finally rising. Why that’s so is the result of the Fed’s quantitative easing program. Here’s how Bernanke managed to succeed where political wran…
Inflation in 2010 was low, according to the consumer price index. But underlying growth in the cost of energy, raw materials and health care could indicate significant inflation this year. And that could mean higher prices for …