Inflation held steady in December at 2.7%, wrapping up a year of persistent price increases that have put a squeeze on ...

The steady inflation print strengthens the case for a prolonged period of restrictive monetary policy. Fed Chair Jerome ...

Inflation always drives up prices over time, but ever since the pandemic, consumers have felt the pinch a bit more. After hitting a 40-year peak at 9.1% in June 2022, the consumer price index (CPI) ...

The macroeconomic environment has shifted, with inflation, interest rates, and Treasury yields now structurally higher than pre-pandemic norms. Persistent structural cost pressures—tariffs, wage ...

(The Hill) – Annual inflation rose to 3% in September as a jump in gasoline and energy prices pushed price growth to its highest level since January. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3% last ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Americans have spent the better part of the last four years ...

Corporate failures are climbing again in the United States, reversing a decade of relative calm and exposing how fragile many balance sheets have become. A mix of stubborn inflation, higher borrowing ...

TOKYO — Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital slowed in December on moderating cost pressure for food but stayed above the central bank’s 2% target, data showed on Friday, firming the case for ...