Matt Frankel, CFP, is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst and personal finance expert covering financial stocks, REITs, SPACs, and personal finance. Prior to The Motley Fool, Matt taught ...

Inflation is caused by the gradual increase in the prices of goods and services throughout the economy. Low inflation is necessary for the economy, but too much inflation causes serious problems.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warned that rising inflation could pose a stagflation risk if ...

While a post-pandemic burst of inflation has abated across much of the developed world, the UK is still stuck with the highest price growth among big Western economies. Granted, consumer price ...

MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem — inflation — which is now being driven by ...

Forecasters expect inflation to continue rising in the fourth quarter as President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to push up prices for everyday goods and services.

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday, July 30, that it is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%. The decision is extremely foolish. By keeping rates at a ...