Understanding Trumpflation: Inflation Concerns During Trump's Era

Explore "Trumpflation," a term describing inflation concerns during President Trump's first administration; learn about ...

Is inflation actually lower than we think? This economist says yes.

Trump, insisting that "there is no inflation," has been trying to force the Fed to slash short-term interest rates to 1% or even lower. Powell and a majority of the Fed's board, arguing that inflation ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Inflation: Key Measures to Understand

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

Cooling Inflation Doesn't Mean Tariffs Were Harmless

Early last year, President Donald Trump rolled out the highest tariff rates in more than a century, promising that they would ...

The rising cost of basic necessities could widen the gap between the well-off and everyone else

The government's December price report showed the cost of food rising while inflation overall held steady. That could worsen ...

Chicago Fed president on latest inflation numbers and Trump's attack on the Fed chair

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, speaks with NPR's A Martinez about the latest inflation ...

US Consumer Inflation Increases Steadily, but Households Paying More for Food and Rents

Nonetheless, expensive food, with prices increasing by the most in more than three years, and rents underscored the ...

Inflation ticked up in December as falling gas prices helped offset food and housing costs

Prices rose 2.7% in December from a year ago, a sign that inflation continues rising but in line with the pace seen in recent ...

CPI rose at 2.7% annual rate in December as inflation remains sticky

Although there are signs that inflation is starting to ease, consumers still face pressures from high food prices and other ...