Mark Gongloff, Columnist

Is the Fed Making a Terrible Mistake?

Or are we just too antsy about a stagflation that hasn’t shown up yet?

Jerome Powell, upon hearing he may have to learn to weld.

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A fun, by which I mean not fun, headline today was “‘Bomb Cyclone’ Snuffs Out California’s Massive Dixie Wildfire.” Along with being a “30 Rock” joke come to life, this is like hearing the cane toad has snuffed out your beetle problem or Godzilla has snuffed out your Ghidora problem.