The economic consensus of the moment is that higher prices are the same as inflation, and the Fed is the only governmental ...

As CPI report shows inflation continued at 2.8 percent in February, tariffs fueled worries of another recession, which ...

Inflation is simply a case of too much money chasing too few goods and services. It comes with a time lag — money supply growth rate exceeding GDP growth rate — and it’s always caused by the ...

Headlines predicted bear markets, loss of savings, and encouraged talk of a recession on Tuesday after the European Union ...

A high-yield savings account can help offset some higher costs due to rising inflation. Here's what to know now.

America’s nearly five-year economic boom is starting to show its age.

“Tariffs do not cause inflation when they’re imposed by the largest market in the world,” he added. The Chinese government is also likely to devalue its currency, to offset the effects of ...

On March 12, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its February inflation report amid concerns that inflation could rise for a fifth straight month. Should the report show that prices ...

While high inflation hasn’t been the sore spot for US consumers that it was in 2022, inflation has remained sticky into 2025. As Morningstar senior reporter Sarah Hansen points out ...

Inflation is primarily caused by two main factors: demand-pull and cost-push pressures. Demand-pull inflation occurs when consumer demand exceeds the available supply of goods and services.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump's tariffs are unlikely to raise inflation, in part because China ...