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Economic Crisis and RecoveryEconomic PolicyInflationUS Lower than Expected Consumer Price Index Bolsters the Case for Fed Pause

Not only did the Consumer Price Index (CPI) come in slightly lower than expected, we are seeing no evidence that inflation is becoming embedded in services, as many had predicted.

Dean Baker / November 10, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic PolicyGlobalization and TradeInequalityUSWagesWorkers The Case for the Trumpers’ Anger

Imagine the lowest paid workers, the people cleaning toilets in office buildings or bussing dishes in restaurants, earned $52,000 a year if they worked a full-time job for the whole year. … That’s a very different world than the one we have.

Dean Baker / November 08, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic PolicyInequalityIntellectual PropertyJobsUSWorkers Thomas Edsall Talks About the Elites Screwing the Masses, But It’s Much Worse Than He Says

The column gets one important fact badly wrong, and hugely understates the extent to which the screwing of noncollege educated workers was the result of deliberate government policies.

Dean Baker / November 02, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic Crisis and RecoveryEconomic PolicyInflationUS Inflation and Recession: Where Are We Now?

A lot of new data on the economy last week … was pretty good from the standpoint of stable growth and slowing inflation, but there is still much ambiguity and serious grounds for concerns about the future.

Dean Baker / October 30, 2022