inflation

Social Security Checks To Get Biggest Cost-Of-Living Boost In 4 Decades

Millions will see a 5.9% increase in their Social Security checks starting next year.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Christopher Rugaber, AP

Republican Attempt To Smear Biden Over Mayonnaise Gets Creamed On Twitter

How much mayo can one restaurant use in a week anyway?
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The Volcker Reign

Paul Volcker, who died Sunday at 92, conquered inflation. American democracy is still paying the price.
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Trump Picks Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell To Lead The Central Bank

With this choice, the president opted against a radical break with the status quo.
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Hyperinflation In The US -- A Real Or Imagined Threat?

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It’s Time for a Renaissance of the Gold Clause Contract

Gold-clause contracts, in a way, release people from the chains bound upon them by legal tender laws.
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New Statistics Show Climbing British Inflation Post-Brexit

By Eshe Nelson, Quartz

When Owning Gold Was Illegal in America: And Why It Could Be Again

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Obama Makes One Last Bid To Save Controversial Obamacare Tax

He's starting a conversation on the "Cadillac tax" that his successor can finish.
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3 Charts That Show Why The Fed Should Have Waited To Raise Rates -- And The One Reason It Didn't

Broader unemployment is high, and inflation is low. So why is the Fed moving now?
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