Inflation and the EconomyInflation is one of the most important and frequently discussed economic topics. Economists, ...

Iowa’s prodigious congressional tweeter, Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, attempted to put inflation into terms Iowans and others could understand: via their pocketbooks. "Welcome 2 Pres Biden’s ...

Inflation isn’t a four-letter word, but the way that everyone from economists to TV pundits to politicians talks about it, it might as well be. Even if you don’t know exactly how inflation works, ...

The U.S. economic situation has stumped many economists as inflation since the COVID-19 pandemic continues to defy simple explanations. In 2021, the Federal Reserve Board believed inflation was ...

Responding to stubbornly rising inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve has pledged to raise interest rates more quickly than expected, which will likely dampen a red-hot housing market. On the other hand ...

Broadly, inflation is a phenomenon where prices are rising, typically expressed in a percentage term. When headlines refer to inflation, they often are referencing a general trend of rising prices ...