Fresh off a divided Fed vote to hold rates, policymakers confront a deeper question: Which of conflicting inflation gauges should guide them?
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Conditions on the ground in Cuba are so grim that the Trump administration thinks Havana could fall without any US intervention.
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Dos importantes indicadores de inflación evolucionan en direcciones distintas. ¿Qué ocurre?
Two important inflation indicators are trending in different directions. What gives?
And will the vibecession ever end?
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Professor of Finance and Distinguished Professor of Applied Investments, Appalachian State University
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Professor, Department of Government and Justice Studies, Appalachian State University
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Professor of Physiological Plant Ecology, Appalachian State University
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Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University
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Research Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
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Professor of Social Work, Appalachian State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of Public Health, Appalachian State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Appalachian State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Appalachian State University