“Greedflation.” “Shrinkflation.” “Junk fees.” “Price gouging.” “Monopoly power.” Barely a week goes by without President Biden or some other politician slamming companies for the prices they charge.

Inflation has been brutal over the past few years. After decades of running below 3%, starting early 2021, the Consumer Price Index increased rapidly as the economy opened back up after Covid-19 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Inflation has dominated investing conversations in 2021. Contrasting the nominal and real monthly equity returns in the four inflation regimes yields a very different perspective. Oil price volatility ...

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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