Trump and Wall Street want the Fed to lower the target policy interest rate and fuel more monetary inflation. If Trump gets ...

Here's a letter from a weary Moneyist reader in the aftermath of the latest inflation data: "I'm confused! Inflation numbers are up and the stock market is also up, supposedly because Wall Street ...

On October 15, 2025, the Social Security Administration will announce the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2026.

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is projected to rise by 2.7%, a slight increase from earlier ...

Most companies, it turns out, have been reluctant to raise prices. Americans are tired of inflation and they are more resistant to price increases, forcing firms to adopt an array of strategies. The ...

The Labor Department reported Thursday that the producer price index (PPI)—a measure of wholesale inflation before it hits ...

If tariff-driven inflation is truly arriving, already low estimations of Trump’s handling of prices could really plunge.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending Aug. 14, down four basis points from the previous week.

Then one person simply went to Chat GPT 5.0 and asked some very specific questions about what we can do to improve the BLS ...

The Fed Chair Powell is expected to stay hawkish at the Jackson Hole Symposium and fail to signal an interest rate cut in ...

The Producer Price Index surged in July, in part due to tariffs. Consumers could face sharp inflation again toward the end of ...

The reality is that consumer inflation (the kind regular schmoes like us feel) was pretty mild. Certain items are getting more expensive, like housing and meat, while others, like gasoline, have ...