Europe's inflation problem was supposed to be over. Then "someone" lit the Middle East on fire. Headline inflation is back above the ECB's 2% target, stocks just had their worst month since 2022, and ...
In the 1970s, we learned at a considerable expense that inflation can come in two basic varieties proving that America’s inflation problem won’t go away easily. We can have demand-pull inflation, ...
The disinflationary effect of falling energy prices in June has already reversed in July, with oil up nearly 20% and likely to continue rising. Inflation is driven by longer-term structural, ...
The economy still has some wind at its back—and a nagging inflation problem. That’s the setup facing Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh ahead of his major address at Jackson Hole on Friday morning. The Fed’s ...
It increasingly looks as if the inflation problem that emerged five years ago wasn't a one-off event, but the defining economic challenge of the decade — and Americans don't like it one bit. The big ...
JPMorgan's Bruce Kasman is putting a tougher Fed risk back in front of investors. Wall Street has been looking for relief, but Kasman is pointing to renewed pressure. He said the market is "bending" ...
Bad news on the inflation front this morning. The producer price index for February was running super hot. Last month--before the Iran war began, and oil prices skyrocketed--the PPI rose 0.7%. That's ...
McDonald's price hikes are starting to create a bigger problem ...
Despite rising inflation concerns, bond market inflation expectations have remained stable since August 2023. But Trump continues to push for lower interest rates, aggressive fiscal policies, and more ...
This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans’ views of problems facing the country. Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important ...
The U.S. may be over the worst of the inflationary surge from higher oil prices, but sticky price growth remains a problem. It's a situation that's looking increasingly like it will need Fed ...
The Federal Reserve’s repeated denial that the country might soon have a real inflation problem reminds me of the apocryphal story about the inquest into the sinking of the Titanic. When asked at the ...