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Can the F-150 Lightning Make Everyone Want a Truck That Plugs In?
Welcome to Commerce, Ga., the Battery Belt.
The Climate Bill’s “Greenflation” Will Be Worth It
Getting off fossil fuels can bring price stability and significant savings, but consumers may also face “greenflation.”
For Electric Vehicle Makers, Winners and Losers in Climate Bill
Carmakers may need several years to revamp their supply chains to meet new rules, but the legislation is still seen as a win for electric vehicles.
Gas Prices in the U.S. Fall Below $4 a Gallon
After peaking in mid-June, they have tracked a global decline in oil prices and are back where they were in March.
Markets Rise Sharply, Seizing on Inflation Numbers
Inflation Cooled in July, Welcome News for White House and Fed
Prices have increased rapidly since last year, but barely budged in July — a positive development, though not yet enough for a victory lap.
What Today’s Inflation Report Means for the Federal Reserve
Fed officials are waiting for an inflation slowdown, and economists have predicted that this could mark the start of a deceleration.
Gas Prices Have Fallen 57 Straight Days
The decline in the cost of filling up at the pump has been a big factor in easing inflation.
Medicare Recipients Could Find Drug Cost Relief in Health Bill
Starting in 2025, Medicare recipients with prescription drug coverage will not have to pay more than $2,000 annually for medications, a significant savings for some.
Electric Cars Are Too Costly for Many, Even With Aid in Climate Bill
Battery-powered vehicles are considered essential to the fight against climate change, but most models are aimed at the affluent.
Inflation Hits New York: $15 French Fries and $18 Sandwiches
As food prices rise at the fastest rate in decades, it’s become more expensive to eat and drink in New York City.
Can Global Shipping Be Fixed? One Regulator Will Try.
The Federal Maritime Commission, traditionally obscure, has been cast by Congress and the administration to help lead the campaign to tame inflation.
The vote was a major victory for…
The vote was a major victory for President Biden and Democrats, who are battling to maintain their slim House and Senate majorities in November’s midterm congressional elections.
Travel Troubles
Two Times reporters answered your travel questions to help you navigate this hectic vacation season.
How Argentines Cope With Inflation That’s 64% and Rising
With the world grappling with rising prices, a tour through Argentina reveals that years of inflation can give rise to a truly bizarre economy.
How This Economic Moment Rewrites the Rules
Jobs aplenty. Sizzling demand. If the United States is headed into a recession, it is taking an unusual route, with many markers of a boom.
Good News on Jobs May Mean Bad News Later as Hiring Spree Defies Fed
Employers hired rapidly and paid more in July, suggesting the Federal Reserve may have to remain aggressive in its effort to cool the economy.
Democrats’ Long-Sought Plan for Lowering Drug Costs Is at Hand
Empowering Medicare to negotiate prices directly with drug makers has been a Democratic goal for 30 years, one the pharmaceutical industry has fought ferociously.
More Americans Are Going Hungry, and It Costs More to Feed Them
The director of the nation’s largest network of food banks is seeing support dwindle as need rises: “You’re in the middle of a battle, and people are leaving the field.”
U.S. Bid to Cap Russian Oil Prices Draws Skepticism Over Enforcement
The maritime insurance industry says policing oil transactions is not workable, raising questions about enforcement of a buyers’ cartel.
How Much Does Your M.R.I. Cost? Buy It First to Find Out.
Across the country, thousands of hospitals have largely ignored price transparency laws.
What Drives the Price of Wheat, Beyond War in Ukraine
The price has fallen sharply from its peak after one major producer, Russia, invaded another, Ukraine. But that hasn’t ended fears of a global hunger crisis.
Europe’s Race to Secure New Energy Sources Is on a Knife’s Edge
A long-term switch to more renewable sources has been overtaken by a short-term scramble to stave off a crisis.
Pay growth and prices picked up, keeping the Fed on track for rate increases.
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge climbed rapidly in June. Wage and benefit gains are fast, too, separate data showed.
How Do Workers’ Wages Relate to Inflation?
Why workers’ pay has become central to inflation debates.
Climate Bill ‘Transformative’ for Auto and Energy Industries
The Senate’s proposal aims to accelerate electric car sales and promote domestic battery manufacturing at China’s expense.
Democrats’ Plan to Fight Inflation May Lower Costs Over Time
A package of tax increases, lower drug prices and other provisions aimed at reducing the federal budget deficit could alleviate rapid price gains.
Consumer spending continues to shift from goods to services.
Americans spent only a little more in the second quarter overall, as a decrease in purchases of stuff was offset by experiences.
How Expecting Inflation Can Actually Create More Inflation
By raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve hopes to prevent consumers from believing higher prices will last forever.
Federal Reserve Makes Another Supersized Rate Increase to Tame Inflation
The central bank raised rates by three-quarters of a percentage point and suggested additional large increases could be warranted.
How Will Interest Rate Increases Impact Inflation?
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to fight inflation. Some economists want more; some politicians want less. What’s the logic?
How U.S. Inflation Expectations Are Being Shaped by Consumer Choices
Economic policymakers are razor focused on inflation expectations after more than a year of rapid price increases. Consumers explain how they’re thinking about rising costs.
The Case of the $5,000 Springsteen Tickets
Triumphant fans showed up in Ticketmaster’s queue with special codes, only to encounter its “dynamic pricing” system. Was the Boss OK with that?
New York Renters Are Now Paying the Price for the ‘Covid Discount’
More than 40 percent of the available units in Manhattan currently come from tenants priced out of apartments they leased in 2020 and 2021, according to a new StreetEasy report.
A Global Inflation Crisis
Big price increases are not exclusive to the U.S.
After Enduring a Pandemic, Small Businesses Face New Worries
It has been a tough few years for companies without the scale to cruise through disruption. Making money isn’t getting any easier.
Fed Prepares Another Rate Increase as Wall Street Wonders What’s Next
Central bankers around the world have been picking up the pace of rate increases. Now the big question looms: When will they slow down?
As Prices Soar in Ukraine, War Adds Economic Havoc to the Human Toll
Fuel prices are up 90 percent from a year ago. Food costs have surged over 35 percent. Many people, with incomes no higher than before the war, are being squeezed.
How to Cope With Financial Stress
Experts share tips on how to feel empowered and manage stress as prices continue to rise.
Biden’s New Economic Scorecard: The Price at the Pump
The president has grown fond of boasting about a prolonged streak of falling gasoline prices, a move wrapped in risk and irony.
Cheaper Gas
Prices have now fallen for more than a month.
Why Republicans Are Having Gas Pains
Their focus on gas prices is profoundly stupid. If it’s coming back to bite themparty, that’s just poetic justice.
ECB Surprises With Big Rate Rise, Its First in 11 Years
Policymakers are trying to slow soaring inflation while avoiding a recession among the countries that use the euro.
Italy Is Haunted by the Pain of Past Economic Crises
As the European Central Bank prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, the challenges for one of the bloc’s largest economies balloon again.
Global Central Banks Ramp Up Inflation Fight
Central banks in the U.S., Europe, Canada and parts of Asia are lifting interest rates rapidly as they try to wrestle breakneck inflation under control.
Inflation Has Unmasked the Depths of Our Affordability Crisis
Sky-high prices are only part of the problem.
Voters See a Bad Economy, Even if They’re Doing OK
A New York Times/Siena poll shows remarkable pessimism despite the labor market’s resilience. That could be costly for the Democrats, and the economy.
Why Markets Shrugged Off Bad Inflation News
An ugly report may not be the shape of things to come.
High Inflation in June Puts Pressure on Interest Rates
Prices climbed 9.1 percent from a year earlier, ramping up pressure on the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates.