Inflation continues to rise above the Federal Reserve's 2% target

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published August 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM EDT

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Mary Lovely of the the Peterson Institute for International Economics about inflation and the economy.

Economy

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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