Trump, inflation and the midterms

Trump, inflation and the midterms
Trump, inflation and the midterms

Last week, the Commerce Department released inflation figures for August, and what they showed was ... more of the same. The year-over-year inflation rate last month was 3.4%, a rate unchanged from July, and one many analysts call “stubbornly high.”

For President Donald Trump, it’s a stubborn problem. Trump campaigned on a promise to bring down inflation, and millions of Americans voted for him to …