The latest inflation readings showed a mixed bag as drops in grocery and used car prices balanced out increases in rent and gasoline. Overall prices increased 3.4% from a year earlier, down from 3.5% ...

Inflation simply means that prices are rising. There is only one reason for that: total demand in the economy is greater than total supply. Why is that occurring today? Let’s first make some basic ...

Over the few years, inflation has been cooling. But from the gas pump to the grocery store, the overall price of living still feels stubbornly high for many Americans. The Federal Reserve has tried to ...

Inflation fears are out of fashion within the investor community. They’re far more interested in recession spotting and next year’s presidential election. After all, the core Personal Consumption ...

The U.S. economic situation has stumped many economists as inflation since the COVID-19 pandemic continues to defy simple explanations. In 2021, the Federal Reserve Board believed inflation was ...

When Americans found themselves flush with stimulus funds in 2021, they were more than happy to go out and spend that money. And that’s what lawmakers wanted — the purpose of sending out stimulus ...

Inflation is all over the news and commentary today, particularly after a presidential election that was allegedly all about it. The problem remains that few who utter the word grasp its singular ...