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Did inflation finally hit its peak? What prices rising ‘only’ 7.7 percent in the last year tells us.Did inflation finally hit its peak? What prices rising ‘only’ 7.7 percent in the last year tells us.

The latest report, which analyzes inflation in October, marks an improvement over September’s numbers.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter
November 10, 2022

Inflation is stubbornly above 8 percent. Why it’s not slowing down despite falling gas prices.Inflation is stubbornly above 8 percent. Why it’s not slowing down despite falling gas prices.

Inflation has become the most closely watched economic statistic in the world recently.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter, and Kay Steiger, Managing Editor
October 13, 2022

Is a ‘very slight’ recession coming in ‘6 to 9 months’? Why Jamie Dimon and Joe Biden disagreeIs a ‘very slight’ recession coming in ‘6 to 9 months’? Why Jamie Dimon and Joe Biden disagree

Can optimism stave off a recession? Biden thinks so. Jamie Dimon disagrees.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter
October 12, 2022

America added 528,000 jobs in July, keeping the labor market hot — and employers are asking, ‘What recession?’America added 528,000 jobs in July, keeping the labor market hot — and employers are asking, ‘What recession?’

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers added 528,000 new jobs in July, more than twice what economists had forecast.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter
August 5, 2022

Economic downturns don’t go well for incumbents: Why the White House and Democrats fear a recessionEconomic downturns don’t go well for incumbents: Why the White House and Democrats fear a recession

Why are the White House, cable news, economists and financial journalists obsessing over the definition of a recession?

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter
August 3, 2022