 And he released a million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve the end of May. Gasoline prices have been down since that day. We're speaking with Peter Morrisey, economist and professor emeritus of business at the University of Maryland. He's written an opinion piece for MarketWatch called Inflation Won't Fall to 2%, but Stocks Should Get a Lift from a Growing Economy. Why won't it get to 2%, by the way?