Discover the causes and signs of an overheated economy, explore its impact on inflation and employment, and learn about historical examples like the Great Recession.

Today’s Consumer Price Index once again suggests that inflation is on the rise, with a 0.5 percent month-over-month price rise in January and a 4.5 percent annualized rate since the presidential ...

America’s cost-of-living problem is simple math: Inflation spiked several years ago and paychecks haven’t had enough time to catch up. The latest jobs report revealed Tuesday that the problem got even ...

Commentators are calling it an affordability crisis. Politicians insist they have the cure. Yet the debate suffers from a ...

In a surprising turn of events, the annual inflation rate plummeted to 2.7% last month, catching many economists off guard.

Discover how the sacrifice ratio measures the cost of changing inflation on economic production and output, including its role in fiscal policy decisions.

America stayed afloat during the pandemic thanks to a $5 trillion avalanche of money transferred from the government back to ...

The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation’s mood and health. But have we misunderstood it all along? It was once natural to think that prices rise constantly, no matter how many new ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at a conference Friday that President Donald Trump's tariffs are likely to increase inflation and slow economic growth, saying the central bank will do what it ...

Inflation appeared nearly defeated just a few months ago, but price hikes started accelerating again, led in particular by rising egg prices and fuel costs. A nation that has grown weary of inflation ...

SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Gold bars are displayed at Shinhan Bank in Seoul on 09 January 2004. Gold prices hit 544.60 dollars per ounce on January 09, 2006, the highest level since January 1981, owing ...