The Federal Reserve’s new chairman has vowed to deliver price stability, but officials are at odds over whether that will ...

The Consumer Price Index is the most commonly used measure of inflation in the United States. The CPI for all items increased ...

The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions caused by the government shutdown. Note: Data for October 2025 is missing ...

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. has "virtually no inflation" and that "grocery prices, energy prices, airfares, mortgage rates, ...

In an article I wrote in October 2024, titled Milton Warned Us... Inflation Is Far From Dead, I argued that the official Consumer Price Index (CPI) understates true inflation and that gold serves as a ...

David A. Steinberg is an associate professor of international political economy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. His research focuses on the politics of international ...

After peaking in 2022 at 11% year on year, inflation across the rich world has steadily fallen. Until now. As central banks bring down interest rates, headline inflation across the rich world is ...

Wages have largely kept up with inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020 — but for many workers, it hasn't felt like much of a win. Price increases and pay gains have seesawed over the ...

Recent research has identified periods when the Federal Reserve intentionally acted to slow inflation when it exceeded desired levels. The success of these disinflation attempts reveals the extent of ...

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