The 2% inflation target was set arbitrarily decades ago and may no longer fit today's economic realities. Persistently aiming for 2% inflation is increasingly difficult due to higher liquidity, larger ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in 2025 last week, though one member of the central bank's monetary policy committee voted against cutting rates, citing concerns over ...

Here’s how inflation could sway Fed interest rate cut bets for October. Wall Street awaits key CPI report. The inflation data may sway the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in October.

In an article I wrote in October 2024, titled Milton Warned Us... Inflation Is Far From Dead, I argued that the official Consumer Price Index (CPI) understates true inflation and that gold serves as a ...

Inflation is on the rise again. That was the major economic takeaway on Friday morning after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its delayed reading on inflation for September. Released later than ...

But, on Dec. 22, Wells Fargo reported that the yield on 10-year bonds increased 0.03% while 30-year bonds saw a 0.02% uptick ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its third interest rate cut of the year as policymakers moved forward with the cut to support the labor market despite elevated inflation. Fed policymakers ...

Inflation is a word you hear all the time. However, many people don’t fully understand how it works or how it impacts their daily lives. While some effects of inflation, such as the ever-increasing ...