The current inflation rate in the USA is 5 percent, significantly down from its June 2022 apex of 9.1 percent. Yet, given that this rate is more than two basis points higher than the Federal Reserve’s ...

When Donald Trump won the US presidential election on November 6, 2024, one-year swaps linked to the US measure of inflation, the consumer price index (CPI), jumped 15 basis points as markets ...

Inflation is 'running at about the same pace as in the last report' The U.S. economy grew slightly faster in the early spring and businesses added more workers, a Federal Reserve survey found, but ...

Here’s another data point that gold and other things that are supposed to trade up when inflation spikes are in a bubble: The prices of books about hyperinflation are themselves hyperinflated (from ...

The effects of tariffs, higher tax returns and even some policies designed to improve affordability could push prices higher.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Is inflation scrambling your nest egg? If so, you're not alone. The ...

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 ...

I’m sure most of you have been reading recent inflation reports and, perhaps, worrying about how it impacts your everyday budget. Even harder to suss out is how inflation may eat into your retirement ...

Everyone agrees inflation is happening. What they don't agree on is whodunit. The most recent numbers show prices up 7.7% over 2021. But for some items like eggs, health insurance and gasoline, prices ...