Inflation is a difficult problem to solve. It has surged since the beginning of the year, much to the dismay of the government which has been unable to fulfil its electoral promise to contain ...

Looking at the duration of Joe Biden’s presidency and using the standard measures for comparing inflation and wages, inflation has increased 19.3% since January 2021 while wages have risen 16.1%. When ...

Overall PCE inflation was 2.3% year over year as of August 2024, with core PCE inflation at 2.7%. After soaring to 6.5% in 2022 and 3.7% in 2023, PCE inflation should post an annual average of 2.4% in ...

Anticipation of incoming president Trump’s tariffs has caused confusion regarding high prices and high inflation. They are not really the same. The effect of tariffs is to push prices up, but not to ...

Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct professor at Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, Maryville University, and ...

Inflation is the increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy over time. It could also be considered a decrease in the value of your money and purchasing power. Low inflation indicates a ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Is inflation scrambling your nest egg? If so, you're not alone. The ...