The economists also found that rising tariffs went hand in hand with rising unemployment, which may help explain the ...

The price of silver is sitting near a record high. Here's why it could pass the $100 per ounce mark this January.

Prices fluctuate in our economy for many reasons but ultimately it results in, inflation. While it is easy to see these changes, it can also be helpful to understand why those price spikes happen. So, ...

Prices rose 2.6% between October 2023 and the same month in 2024, an unremarkable figure. Yet, inflation seems to be on everyone’s minds. This month, higher prices helped deliver the presidency from ...

We polled our online audience and, based on 2,824 responses, the top thing people want candidates to be talking about as they compete for their vote is the economy (635 votes). That mirrors the ...

What Is Cost-Push Inflation? Cost-push inflation is a type of inflation that arises from increased costs of production, leading to higher prices of goods and services. It is a significant economic ...

Lockhart: First let me say that there were various initial impetuses of inflation. There was a supply chain disruption. There were also pent-up demand, fiscal stimulus, Ukraine war, employment ...

Inflation ticked up in the latest figures from the U.S. government's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released March 12. It's not a huge rise, but enough to keep the eroding value of the dollar in ...

The inflation hawks took March’s CPI as cause for celebration, inflation may not be dead yet. There is no doubt that it was a disappointing report for those hoping we could put the pandemic inflation ...

What are the causes of inflation? To paraphrase Pogo, “We have met the enemy and it is (mostly) us.” While inflation is a complex issue, there are some obvious causes. The inflation we are ...