A blow to consumer and business demand likely explains why tariffs’ impact on inflation is limited.

Inflation is down since its peak during the pandemic, but the feeling of sticker shock still lingers. Planet Money looks into why feelings about prices diverge so much from official inflation data.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Americans have spent the better part of the last four years ...

President Donald Trump says he’s improved Americans’ lives when it comes to the economy and inflation, two areas that polls show are top of mind for voters. "Energy costs are way down," Trump told ...

It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation with family, friends or co-workers about the U.S. economy without hearing the word “inflation.” Inflation shapes what households pay, how much they save ...

Millions of American consumers have been waiting for President Donald Trump’s tariffs to spark a dramatic rise in consumer prices, pushing the inflation rate into the red zone. They’re still waiting.

Consumer-price index to be published during shutdown to finalize Social Security COLA Inflation might not have Americans spooked, but they are tired of paying more. The Federal Reserve is likely to ...

Inflation eased its grip on the American consumer in November, with prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in a Dec. 18 report. The annual inflation rate had crept as high ...

Housing and insurance costs remain stubbornly high, keeping monthly bills elevated even as overall inflation cools. Food prices have stopped rising rapidly but are still far above pre-pandemic levels, ...

The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%. The year-over-year inflation rate in September, the most recent month for which ...