The US economy grew 3.1% last year, trouncing widespread calls for a recession and exceeding my relatively sober expectation for 2% growth. The correct way to view the interplay between growth and ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

Inflation is poised to hit the Fed's long-term 2% target by April of next year, according to ING Economics. ING said falling oil, rent, and vehicle prices are set to drive a continued period of ...

Almost half of the U.S. believes the S&P 500 is down for the year. The chart says otherwise. So, what can explain the disconnect? Kyla Scanlon is an economic commentator and educator. Her new book is ...

Hard landing? Soft landing? No recession after all? As economic news that’s far rosier than most analysts expected to see this summer keeps coming in, a growing number of pundits are now openly ...

Paul Krugman was widely trolled on Thursday for saying that if you just ignore food, energy, housing, and used cars — unavoidable costs for many Americans — then the period of surging prices has ...

The all-important M2 money supply continues to come back into line with long-term trends, key inflation measures are very close to the Fed's target, and money demand is returning to pre-Covid levels.

The annual inflation rate increased slightly in May as an uptick in grocery inflation somewhat offset lower prices at the gasoline pump. And while inflation was relatively tame, economists said they ...

The consumer price index rose 3% on an annual basis in September 2025. Economists said the Trump administration’s tariff agenda could raise consumer prices more in the months ahead. Without any other ...

Inflation throttled back in March, largely on lower gasoline prices — but tariffs threaten to reverse that downward trend in coming months while trouble also lurks in certain categories like groceries ...