by Kathryn Anne Edwards What is inflation? Officially, it’s the change in average consumer prices over a period — a number that has, in recent months, been easing down toward the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 2% target. But for many people, it’s a way to describe in one word the ...
There’s something we’d like to add to Hoppy Kercheval’s below commentary, “West Virginia’s food conundrum,” so we recommend reading that first. Now that you’ve read Hoppy’s piece, here’s what we’d like to add: A food desert isn’t necessarily a lack of food. Food ...
by Claudia Sahm It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation about inflation without mentioning food prices. And no wonder, as they are up 24% since the start of the pandemic and account for one-sixth of the increase in consumer prices overall. After last week’s monetary policy ...