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  1. the money game
    The Reporter Who Knows What Jerome Powell Is ThinkingOr, at least, that is Nick Timiraos’s reputation in a world where everyone is watching the Fed.
    By Jen Wieczner
  2. the money game
    The Next Recession Might Be ManufacturedThe pain the Federal Reserve is inflicting around the world could hit Americans next.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  3. the money game
    The Fed Might Just Break the Global EconomyA conversation with Adam Tooze.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. just asking questions
    How There Will Be Blood Explains the Crumbling Global EconomyThink inflation is bad here? Brent Johnson predicted the global financial crisis we’re in, and he thinks it’s going to get much worse.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  5. just asking questions
    Is the Fed’s Cure for Inflation Worse Than the Disease?Economic analyst Ryan Sweet on the tricky balance Jerome Powell is trying to strike and how Europe’s woes could spread to America.
    By Benjamin Hart
  6. student debt
    How Does Student-Debt Relief Affect Inflation?A debate is raging about how much $20,000 in debt amnesty could stoke inflation while the White House tries to keep the economy from imploding.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  7. the money game
    Are We in a Recession or a Vibecession?Some of the numbers are good, but the feelings are bad.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  8. the economy
    So Are We in a Recession, or What?This economy is a bundle of contradictions, but today’s actions from the Federal Reserve mean a recession is unlikely.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  9. the economy
    Apple to Slow Hiring in Latest Economic WarningAs tech behemoths warn of retrenchment, Goldman Sachs predicted that the job market will slow “sharply.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  10. just asking questions
    ‘A Dangerous Level of Groupthink’Larry Summers on America’s inflation problem, the Federal Reserve’s late response, and the likelihood of a recession.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. the money game
    Low Unemployment Won’t Save This EconomyThe labor market is still running hot, even after the Federal Reserve has been trying its hardest to slow things down.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  12. the money game
    It Could Be Years Before America’s Inflation Problem Is Under ControlThe Federal Reserve just raised rates by the most in 28 years, but its power to tame spiraling prices is limited.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  13. the economy
    Thanks, Putin: Gas Prices Hit Another RecordRussia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to make a bad problem worse.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. the city politic
    Is New York Ready for Recession?The economic warning lights are flashing red.
    By Errol Louis
  15. the money game
    Buy Now. Pay (and Pay, and Pay, and Pay) Later.The bill for the finance hack of the pandemic is coming due — for all of us.
    By Scott Galloway
  16. intelligencer chats
    America’s Economic Outlook Gets GloomierInflation is barely easing, making the Fed’s already tough job even more difficult.
    By Kevin T. Dugan and Benjamin Hart
  17. the money game
    Jason Furman Saw Inflation Coming. Does He See Recession Too?The economist and former Obama adviser shares his thoughts on skyrocketing inflation, what the Fed needs to do, and what might happen next.
    By Jen Wieczner
  18. the money game
    Are the Sanctions Against Russia Working or Not?Russia has been able to defend against the West’s efforts to derail its economy, but longer term damage still looms.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  19. the money game
    Good Luck Buying That HouseThe costs of homes and mortgages are defying gravity.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  20. inflation
    The Fed Can’t Save UsThere is little reason to believe that the central bank can significantly curb inflation without engineering a recession.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. the intelligencer profile
    The Cult of Adam ToozeHow the impeccably credentialed, improbably charming economic historian supplanted the dirtbag left.
    By Molly Fischer
  22. the economy
    Modern Capitalism Is Weirder Than You ThinkThree asset managers now collectively own a big chunk of nearly every corporation. As a result, capitalism no longer works as advertised.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. the economy
    How Much Financial Damage Could Russia Do to the U.S.?The Kremlin has limited capability to respond to an “economic war.”
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  24. inflation
    Maybe Inflation Will Stay This High ForeverPrices are spiking — and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is only going to make things worse.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  25. the economy
    Gas Is Really, Really Expensive Right NowAt least by American standards.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. the economy
    The West’s Sanctions on Russia Are Working Too WellCould economic warfare against Vladimir Putin backfire?
    By Eric Levitz
  27. the economy
    Brace Yourself: The Economy Is About to Get BumpierIs a recession the only way to stop inflation?
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  28. the economy
    Real Modern Monetary Theory Has Never Been TriedSince the dawn of the pandemic, MMT has been neither vindicated nor discredited.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. the economy
    5 Reasons Voters Underrate the Biden EconomyBy most objective measures, today’s economy isn’t bad. So why do Americans say the president is messing it up?
    By Eric Levitz
  30. the federal reserve
    Fed to Markets: The Prices Are Too Damn HighJerome Powell told markets what they expected to hear Wednesday, albeit in a slightly more hawkish tone than some anticipated.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. the stock market
    3 Reasons Why Stocks Have Been PlummetingIt’s been a historically bad start to the year for markets.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. the economy
    Everyone Has a Job and Nobody’s HappyWhy full employment doesn’t mean what it used to.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  33. the economy
    Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?We need new tools for combating inflation.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. the money game
    Here’s What You Can Blame for Everything Being So ExpensiveAt 6.8 percent, inflation is running higher than it has in 40 years. These three factors go a long way to explaining why.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  35. supply chains
    6 Signs That the Supply-Chain Crisis Is (Slowly) EndingAnd a couple reasons to worry that it won’t end anytime soon.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. inflation
    What Biden Should — and Shouldn’t — Do to Combat InflationThere’s no need to raise interest rates or cut spending. But there are a few things Biden can do to lower prices.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. just asking questions
    An Obama Economic Adviser on Biden’s Big Inflation Problem“I’ve long thought Washington was doing too little, but it has now overcorrected and done too much,” says Harvard’s Jason Furman.
    By Jen Wieczner
  38. the economy
    Is Bitcoin Killing Gold?Goldbugs were screaming about inflation for years. It turns out being right didn’t mean getting rich.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  39. inflation
    Two Big Myths About Why Energy Prices Are RisingWhy Joe Biden and climate hawks are not responsible for soaring fossil-fuel costs.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. the economy
    It’s Official: The Era of Cheap Everything Is OverThe inflation rate has tripled since last year, putting gas, food, and stocks further out of reach.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  41. the economy
    The Delta Variant Pumped the Brakes on the EconomyNew data show that surging cases and supply-chain issues slowed growth over the past three months.
    By Benjamin Hart
  42. the economy
    Bidenomics Is WorkingEven though voters think otherwise.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. encounter
    Lina Khan Isn’t Worried About Going Too FarThe FTC’s very young new boss thinks corporations such as Facebook are abusing their power. To fight them, she’s consolidating some clout of her own.
    By Nancy Scola
  44. the economy
    Behold the Insane Traffic Jam at the Port of Los AngelesThe supply-chain crisis, up close.
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. the money game
    What Can the U.S. Learn from China’s Crackdown on Crypto?“It’s telling that the world’s most robust economy says, ‘Big tech is a danger and we need prevent what has happened in America from happening here.’”
    By Scott Galloway and James D. Walsh
  46. the money game
    Why Trouble at a Chinese Real-Estate Company Led to a U.S. Stock Market PlungeWall Street seems to be wrapping its head around just how fast things are changing in Xi’s China. Evergrande’s woes are emblematic of those changes.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  47. explainer
    Why Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (Probably) Won’t Be ExtendedDelta is extending the pandemic, but Congress isn’t extending UI. Here’s what the expiration of enhanced benefits means for workers and the economy.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. the economy
    America’s Inflation Debate Is Fundamentally ConfusedTo raise real wages and lower Americans’ cost of living, we need to inject more demand into the economy, not less, economist J.W. Mason argues.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. the economy
    Delta Be Damned, the U.S. Economy Keeps Chugging AlongFriday’s jobs report was one for the books, but COVID still looms.
    By Benjamin Hart and Eric Levitz
  50. the economy
    How the New Child Tax Credit Is Already Changing Lives“There’s very few good news stories, and this is one.”
    By Sarah Jones
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