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Making Sense of Inflation

Economy / Books & the Arts / The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation’s mood and health. But have we ...
Today’s Consumer Price Index once again suggests that inflation is on the rise, with a 0.5 percent month-over-month price rise in January and a 4.5 percent annualized rate since the presidential ...
While the Fed predicts inflation will moderate in 2026, Chair Jerome Powell still sees price pressures rising early next year as tariffs continue to work their way through the economy.
America stayed afloat during the pandemic thanks to a $5 trillion avalanche of money transferred from the government back to ...
Michael Roberts analyses the ongoing trend of stagflation in the United States The Financial Times points out that, on the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump vowed to “immediately bring prices ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at a conference Friday that President Donald Trump's tariffs are likely to increase inflation and slow economic growth, saying the central bank will do what it ...
I want to expand a bit on market liquidity and why modeling it is so crucial to the economy, inflation, and money management. The factors affecting liquidity are bank lending practices, the level of ...
The CPI rose 0.5% in January, spiking Treasury yields and causing stocks to drop, signaling potential economic overheating. Inflation-indexed Treasury bonds offer inflation protection, but are subject ...
Dara-Abasi Ita writes about trading and investing for Investopedia and Investing.com, and he is an editor at Lawverse magazine. He has written about financial topics, including private equity, asset ...
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Gold bars are displayed at Shinhan Bank in Seoul on 09 January 2004. Gold prices hit 544.60 dollars per ounce on January 09, 2006, the highest level since January 1981, owing ...