Over the past year and a half, inflation has fallen sharply — from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.1% last month, as measured by the consumer price index. Of course, for consumers, many of whom say ...

July Fourth saw big crowds, congested highways and full airplanes as tens of millions of Americans celebrated not only the country’s independence but their own liberation from the pandemic. There were ...

Discover the complexities of inflation, including stagflation, hyperinflation, and deflation. Learn their causes, effects on the economy, and key economic theories.

Historical data suggests a key factor in bringing down prices is a slowdown in consumer spending. Despite nearly half of Americans reporting they're in a worse financial situation than five years ago, ...

When most investors think about inflation, they think about the Consumer Price Index. But for the Federal Reserve’s decisions on interest rates, another government report looms larger: the Personal ...

It used to pay to switch jobs. Now it doesn’t. The salary difference between those who stay in their roles and those who change jobs has collapsed to its lowest level in 10 years, according to the ...

Jenn Lueke, 27, is a recipe developer based in Boston who creates content online showing people how to eat well on a budget. "I think it's no secret that prices are going up in pretty much every area ...