Affordability, long a kitchen-table concern for many American families, has escalated into a national crisis, following years of persistently high inflation and a widening wealth gap.
Publicly held debt is already at 99% of GDP and is on track to hit 107% by 2029, breaking the record set after the end of ...
Elon Musk says AI and robotics will solve the US debt crisis within three years by driving productivity beyond inflation.
Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi lamented what could’ve been, if President Donald Trump hadn’t waged war on trade and immigration. In a social media post on Sunday, he noted that prices ...
Elon Musk claims AI and robotics are the only solution to America's $38 trillion debt crisis, predicting dramatic economic ...
With a social media post that said “STOP LYIN” about there being an affordability crisis, President Trump claims he’s whipped inflation. But consumers are still feeling the squeeze. Target’s prices ...
The next 11 months will be pivotal for Bessent ahead of the midterm elections, where affordability and the cost-of-living in ...
The last piece of official inflation data to land before the Federal Reserve’s policymaking meeting next week was a shutdown-delayed report that showed the pace of price hikes remained stubborn in ...
High housing costs, persistent inflation, and stagnant wages are converging to squeeze household budgets across the U.S.
Adam Posen, former Fed and Bank of England insider and now president of the Peterson Institute, joins Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong on the FT's Unhedged podcas ...
Disapproval of the state of the economy is widespread today, despite many indicators improving since the start of the year.
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Making Sense of Inflation

The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation's mood and health. But have we misunderstood it all along?