inflation

The expiration of pandemic-era government benefits is partially responsible for the increases in poverty.

In August, for the 20th straight month, business owners scored their outlook below average.

But they expect other key measures to be less positive. Here’s what that means for the Fed.

That could be a sign that the Fed’s interest rate hikes are working and the economy is cooling.

There is growing confidence that the Fed can pull off lowering inflation without a recession, said Chicago Fed CEO Austan Goolsbee.

But what they’re spending their money on is shifting.

Reports from companies and job search sites indicate that employers are lowering the pay they offer for newly posted jobs.

Some Indigenous artists say they’ve never been able to charge what their work is truly worth. Now, rising material costs are eating into profits.

Here’s why the last part of getting to that 2% inflation target might be like trying to lose that last 10 pounds.

Our gut instincts as consumers shape our perceptions of inflation.