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Making Sense of Inflation

The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation's mood and health. But have we misunderstood it all along?
Before getting voted back into the Oval Office for his second term, Trump promised to end inflation. His first 100 days in The White House were marked by a flurry of economic policies, such as ...
The issue is that by official standard calculations, inflation is nowhere near 2.5%. The BLS calculates the change in the ...
Beating back inflation is only half the battle in lowering the cost of living — you also have to think about people's pay, economists argue.
In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed a message of "lower prices, bigger ...
Here’s a set of definitions for common and emerging economic and fiscal terms often seen bandied about in news reports.
The “K-shaped economy” describes how wealthy Americans enjoy rising incomes and wealth while lower-income households struggle ...
President Donald Trump’s aggressive economic policies will likely significantly slow U.S. growth and push up inflation but stop short of causing a recession or “stagflation” – the dire scenarios ...