US inflation may slow, but the affordability debate is likely to keep raging

Prices haven't fallen as Trump promised during his election campaign, with consumers still struggling through what has now ...
The Daily Overview on MSN

Shrinkflation masks rising costs. Here's how to spot it

Prices at the supermarket have become a guessing game, and not just because of inflation. More and more, shoppers are paying ...
Kiplinger

I'm a Financial Planner: To Beat Inflation and Build Wealth, This Is the Strategy You Need

If you want to build long-term wealth, there's a tried-and-trusted strategy, and it starts with recognizing the inflation-busting power of equities. If you're investing for the long run — whether it's ...
The Daily Free Press

Grade deflation at BU: Is it ‘largely a myth?’

Harvard University’s Office of Undergraduate Education found an acceleration of grade inflation in the past decade, according to a report released Oct. 27 by the University. Students studying on the ...
The Harvard Crimson

Grade Inflation is Bad. Grade Deflation Would Be Worse.

Zach D. Berg ’28 is a History and Government concentrator in Adams House. Daniel Zhao ’28 is a Math and Computer Science concentrator in Adams House. Many economists agree that the only thing worse ...
Politifact

Has overall inflation eased under Donald Trump? It depends on the measure

The most basic measure of year-over-year inflation has risen on President Donald Trump’s watch. After stripping out historically volatile food and energy prices, the inflation rate under Trump has ...
CBS News

Gold prices and inflation: What every investor should know now

Gold investors are experiencing some serious whiplash right now. Earlier this week, prices crashed from the latest record-high of above $4,300 per ounce, dipping all the way down to about $4,000 per ...
CNN

With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “There is no risk-free path for policy as we ...
Fox Business

Fed president warns inflation is 'going the wrong way' as tariff concerns mount

On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warned about rising inflation and said it isn't clear whether tariff-induced price hikes will be a one-off or could pose a more ...
Wall Street Journal

Treasury Yields Fall on Unexpected Producer Price Deflation

0846 ET – Initial August inflation data support the case for monetary easing, reversing an early Treasury selloff and pushing yields sharply lower. The producer price index falls 0.1%, after rising a ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Inflation and Interest Continue Driving up Farmers’ Costs

In 2020, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) responded to an acute recession by cutting interest rates and launching large-scale asset purchases to support credit and stimulate demand. Then, inflation in ...