The way economists measure inflation doesn’t always match up with the way people experience rising costs, J.W. Mason writes ...
The economic consensus of the moment is that higher prices are the same as inflation, and the Fed is the only governmental ...
The report, which marks the fourth consecutive month of higher inflation, showed that the following items saw price increases on a month-over-month basis. Recent sticky inflation data backs the ...
Economists with Morgan Stanley Research said in a report on Friday that they expect inflation in 2025 to rise 2.5%, up from their previous forecast in December of 2.3%. Another key gauge that ...
Some analysts fear tariffs will not only make goods more expensive, but could create "stagflation" - a period of slow growth but high inflation.
However, for long-term investors, CDs may present a different type of risk that can be just as harmful as market risk—the risk of inflation. If the return on an investment does not at least keep ...
A top Fed official and the chief economist at Apollo both sounded the alarm on stagflation risks this week.
But even though your unique circumstances may affect the rate you receive, average loan rates across the country play a role, too — and those tend to rise and fall with inflation. This means ...