Rogé Karma, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why food and fuel prices don’t factor into core inflation numbers but do influence how Americans feel about the economy.
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Can central banks fix inflation this time?
Harvard economist Kenneth S. Rogoff talks about the politics that have seeped into the Federal Reserve’s role since the crash of 2008 and why that might make stifling inflation this time around a problem.
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What the Fed can do about inflation
Sebastian Mallaby talks about the reasons the Federal bank lost control of monetary policy, lessons in supply and demand, and why handing out money to revive a struggling economy might not be used again for a long time.
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How long could high inflation last?
Eric Leeper, a professor in economics at the University of Virginia, explains the many reasons inflation is rising, its impact on individuals and businesses, and policy options for taming it.
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