To avoid being blamed for the nefarious consequences of inflation, the government and its henchmen resort to a semantic trick ...

Anticipation of incoming president Trump’s tariffs has caused confusion regarding high prices and high inflation. They are not really the same. The effect of tariffs is to push prices up, but not to ...

Deglobalization has been a recurring theme in macro research for over a decade, but according to a new note from TS Lombard, the process is no longer just theoretical, it is gaining tangible momentum, ...

Consumers taking on debt continues to reach high levels as inflation on consumer goods adds pressure to many wallets, especially as pandemic savings begin to dwindle for many Americans. University of ...

Higher readings of inflation in early 2024 worried Fed officials at the time. But beginning in early 2025 those year-ago ...

The effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported goods appear to be fading as a source of U.S. inflation. The cost of goods minus food and energy rose a modest 0.2% in July after two ...

A larger 2027 Social Security COLA would signal persistent inflation, driving up costs for seniors who rely heavily on monthly benefits. A bigger COLA strains Social Security's finances since payroll ...

A new working paper written by two researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Economic Research Department argues that tariffs can lead to lower inflation, albeit with the consequence ...

Most economic indicators show that the explosion in artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is having a positive effect on the U.S economy. U.S. gross domestic product rose at an annual rate ...

Today's investors have more access to economic data than any previous generation—and when words like “inflation” and “recession” are trending, they call their advisors. To meet the moment for the ...

Even if you plan well for retirement, there's a sneaky factor that could drive your costs up over time -- inflation. Thankfully, Social Security benefits are protected from inflation. Each year, ...