Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Specialist in global markets, economics and alternative investments. Inflation concerns are on the rise again. The Federal Reserve ...

Inflation could rise again this week, according to some economists, continuing towards a predicted peak of 4 per cent in September. Some economists believe the consumer prices index (CPI) measure of ...

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A long-running Gallup poll shows a steep drop in the share of Americans who name inflation as their biggest financial problem. Only 29% of consumers listed inflation as their top financial concern in ...

Anticipation of incoming president Trump’s tariffs has caused confusion regarding high prices and high inflation. They are not really the same. The effect of tariffs is to push prices up, but not to ...

Americans over 55 are now living through the second bout of serious inflation in their lifetimes. The most conspicuous evidence of that inflation for most Americans has come at the grocery store and ...

The Fed's view is that tariff inflation is temporary, and the August CPI is unlikely to change this view, given the weak August labor market report, with muted wage growth. In fact, the August CPI ...