Inflation and the EconomyInflation is one of the most important and frequently discussed economic topics. Economists, ...

Quantitative easing is often blamed for today’s high inflation. This video explains why that explanation doesn’t hold up. QE ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. The Consumer Price Index jumped from 2.7% year-over-year in ...

Stagflation combines slowing economic growth, high unemployment, and inflation. This is how it's caused, it could affect you, and how you can prepare for it.

Since the financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession, investors and executives have grown accustomed to a world of low interest rates and low inflation. No longer. In 2021, inflation began ...

The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation's mood and health. But have we misunderstood it all along? Donald Trump holds a big and a small box of Tic Tac to illustrate inflation ...

The logic that says President Trump's tariffs haven't caused inflation applies to Joe Biden's presidency too, and confirms his policies were similarly not inflationary.

Although economists expected the slight elevation in consumer prices, investors and families were hoping to be surprised. Until inflation slows dramatically, the Federal Reserve is unlikely to reduce ...