Inflation and the EconomyInflation is one of the most important and frequently discussed economic topics. Economists, ...

Inflation is on the rise again. That was the major economic takeaway on Friday morning after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its delayed reading on inflation for September. Released later than ...

Inflation is a word you hear all the time. However, many people don’t fully understand how it works or how it impacts their daily lives. While some effects of inflation, such as the ever-increasing ...

It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation with family, friends or co-workers about the U.S. economy without hearing the word “inflation.” Inflation shapes what households pay, how much they save ...

Explore how inflation affects economic recovery, from employment rates to borrowing costs, and understand its potential ...

Inflation eased its grip on the American consumer in November, with prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in a Dec. 18 report. The annual inflation rate had crept as high ...

Short-term interest rates are too high. They’ll still be too high even if, as expected, the Federal Reserve cuts them by 25 basis points (0.25%) at its December meeting this week. Relative to expected ...

The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%. The year-over-year inflation rate in September, the most recent month for which ...

Millions of American consumers have been waiting for President Donald Trump’s tariffs to spark a dramatic rise in consumer prices, pushing the inflation rate into the red zone. They’re still waiting.

The most basic measure of year-over-year inflation has risen on President Donald Trump’s watch. After stripping out historically volatile food and energy prices, the inflation rate under Trump has ...