So, here are some of the causes of inflation, as well as other economic explanations, including what is CPI. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Gold's surge to $3,000 reveals the Fed's fundamental inflation misunderstanding. This historic price signals monetary trouble and policy challenges ahead.

Understanding Inflation: Gradual price rise erodes purchasing power. CPI tracks changes in goods and services. Causes and Types: Inflation from cost-push or demand-pull factors creates price cycles.

Headlines predicted bear markets, loss of savings, and encouraged talk of a recession on Tuesday after the European Union ...

President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many ...

Inflation is a normal and natural side effect ... so demand for goods and services increases, which causes prices to rise. The economic impact of the pandemic and stimulus payments, however ...

Lumber in particular could exacerbate one of the most persistent causes of inflation: the stuck housing market. The United States doesn’t have enough housing supply to meet demand, and raising ...

Economists and political scientists have had numerous theories about what causes inflation and the effect it has on the economy, with modern economists relying on only the current incarnation of ...

For example, when the FOMC raises interest rates, it generally causes inflation to decline but also typically results in an uptick in the unemployment rate. When unemployment is already high ...

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are slowing economic growth in the United States and around the world while sending prices higher again, creating a toxic stew for the global economy that ...

referencing fellow The Five host Jesse Watters before turning to the panel’s lone liberal Harold Ford Jr. “You know what causes inflation? And I'm glaring at Harold. DEI!” After Ford quipped ...