In this Q&A, Penn State Smeal College of Business researchers explained how an alternative inflation index developed at Penn State may help U.S. policymakers and businesses understand where inflation ...

Although headline inflation is projected to decline, a far more important price-change measure is predicted to reaccelerate.

The U.S. annual inflation rate jumped to 4.2% in May, a three-year high. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with economist Claudia Sahm about what the numbers mean and what the Fed may do about it. Claudia ...

The consumer price index declined unexpectedly in November 2025. It was the first CPI report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics since the government shutdown ended last month. Economists said that ...

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Inflation in the euro zone jumped in April, flash data showed Thursday First quarter GDP data also showed a limping regional economy. The data prints come ahead of the European Central Bank's next ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. June inflation eased, yet this masks deeper concerns over the Fed's shifting measurement ...

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Inflation simmered down for a second month in July, hinting at some relief on prices for households and the economy.

He won a Nobel in 2006 for challenging the conventional wisdom among economists that higher inflation was a necessary price to pay for low unemployment. By Chris Kornelis Edmund S. Phelps, who was ...

Will Kevin Warsh be able to begin educating global central bankers and financiers about the true nature of inflation?