Before getting voted back into the Oval Office for his second term, Trump promised to end inflation. His first 100 days in ...
The San Francisco Federal Reserve warns that current tariffs are "unprecedented in magnitude" compared to 40 years of trade ...
The United States announced new, higher tariff rates this year. Tariffs can affect supply chains, investment, and firms’ ...
It’s no secret that prices have increased over the past few years. Whether they’ve affected our grocery lists, travel plans or savings, most of us have felt the effects of inflation in one way or ...
Measures of market-based expectations for near-term inflation are falling due to a confluence of factors, such as a lower ...
What impact do tariffs have on the economy, really? According to experts from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the ...
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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?
Inflation — it’s a word you hear frequently, but do you really understand what it means? The main effects of inflation are better interest rates for savings accounts and higher costs of living, but ...
Markets have been on a seesaw of uncertainty related to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy on interest rates, as the central bank attempts to wrangle a stubborn inflation rate down to its target of ...
Inflation presents a formidable challenge to preserving wealth. This silent eroder of purchasing power can diminish the value of money stashed away in savings accounts. Below I’ll discuss how ...
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 ...
A record-low inflation hit has more behind it than cheaper goods. The base effect shows how last year's prices could distort this year's story ...