Appointing Paul Volcker was the top accomplishment of the Carter presidency, and the benefit of a more vigilant Fed continues ...

The memo signified Trump’s effort to swiftly address a historic post-pandemic spike in consumer prices. Inflation is a chief ...

President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.

Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 general election by a ... They share a fate as one-term Presidents undone by similar political troubles—inflation and the perception of growing U.S. weakness abroad.

Carter promised the American people, “I’ll never lie to you.” He was so honest that in a 1980 interview, during his reelection campaign, he was asked how he would grade his presidency. His answer: B’s ...

Jimmy Carter is often hailed as one of the ... Despite his name being almost synonymous with “inflation,” Carter ironically appointed inflation hawk Paul Volcker as chairman of the Federal ...

Financial writer discusses JPMorgan Chase's strong results, Federal Reserve policies, and how they impact future banking stock performance.

Jimmy Carter meets with cabinet members to discuss energy and inflation policy in 1979. (© CORBIS / Corbis via Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree ...

Jimmy Carter, as politicians go ... On July 15, 1979 — amid chronic inflation, long lines at the gas pumps, and a lingering hangover from the turmoil of Watergate — he gave a speech titled ...

In the Jan. 11 Lewiston Tribune, there was a political cartoon showing a mother and son discussing the flags being at half-staff. The mother said it was for a great man who used to be president; the ...

WASHINGTON – Jimmy Carter could have been tossed off as little more than a failed one-term president who presided over rampant inflation, a gas shortage and the Iran hostage crisis.