Trump is banking that voters will give him a pass and continue to blame former President Joe Biden for high prices.

Mainstream economists define “inflation” as general increases in consumer and producer prices. Yet, such a definition misses ...

Trump will probably seek to ease inflation and lower prices by drilling for more oil, loosening regulations, reducing federal ...

Mr. Bessent and Stephen Miran, Mr. Trump’s choice to lead his Council of Economic Advisers, have argued that broad-based ...

It’s not uncommon for seniors on Social Security to collect those benefits for two decades or longer. But in that long a time ...

The Federal Reserve's premature victory lap over inflation reveals a worrisome misunderstanding of the predicament we still ...

According to the latest Consumer Price Index, in December, consumer prices rose another 0.4%, matching the highest monthly increase in 16 months. The national rate of inflation also jumped from 2. ...

Inflation can become a destructive force in an economy if it is allowed to get out of hand and rise dramatically. Unchecked inflation can topple a country’s economy, as it did in 2018 when Venezuela’s ...

For instance, if you owe €200,000 on a mortgage and inflation causes wages and prices to rise, the €200,000 becomes easier to repay in “real” terms as your income increases with inflation, while the ...