What an around-the-mulberry bush explanation for inflation. It doesn’t matter which party is in the White House. The simple and honest answer is more jobs and higher wages increase household incomes ...

Have people’s earnings kept up with inflation since the pandemic recession? In nominal dollar terms, median weekly earnings for full-time workers have grown since January 2021. But adjusting for ...

July’s Consumer Price Index inflation report is expected to continue the pattern of disinflation seen in recent months. Current expectations for a September rate cut are relatively high, so it is ...

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 ...

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