inflation

Here’s how higher wages, housing shortages and income level can play a role in how much you pay for things like exterminators and car repairs.

When it comes to sales, inventory, hiring, credit conditions and more, small business owners are wary.

Voters will head to the polls on Sunday for the most crucial election in a generation as households continue to deal with inflation.

Last month, the CPI pegged area inflation at 6% year-over-year, a whole percentage point higher than the national average.

“Prices have stayed strong,” reports Keith Alverson, a South Dakota farmer whose financial management includes trading grain electronically.

The number of openings decreased for the third straight month in March, but it’s still historically high.

So far, price increases have not driven customers away. But there’s evidence that is starting to change.

Inflation was up and inventories down, but consumer spending kept GDP growing — albeit at a slower pace.

The new head of the National Economic Council on inflation, supply chains, jobs and post-SVB bank regulation.

Following a rash of strikes in the public sector, some British workers have settled their pay disputes, but more are taking further action. And the government is striking back.