The spectacle unfolding at Harvard is more visible, but the condition that underlies it is widespread and chronic.[Read: The ...

Once we look past the Fed's excuses, it's likely we're witnessing the Fed give up on its two-percent target in real time.

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Consumers expect inflation to get worse, according to surveys, but many economists and Fed officials are optimistic that it will ease. A relatively tame inflation report in September gave ammunition ...