TIME'S economists figure that the peak is past and recession is ahead
Inflation, the nation's inescapable mugger, has been ripping off Americans' buying power at a painful 13% annual rate for the first three months of the year. Now the rampage is waning, but it is far from over. That is the conclusion of the TIME Board of Economists, which met in Manhattan last week to examine the future course of business. Board members cautioned that, although the rapid rise in prices will slow, inflation will continue at a punishing double-digit pace into summer and remain a burden for at least the...