Fear of rising prices can make upfront purchases rational for some groups, but not all.

Stagflation is a recession with a combination of high inflation and high unemployment. This economic worst-case scenario is ...

The era’s economic turmoil unnerved Americans. Mass-market best sellers such as The Late Great Planet Earth prophesied the ...

Inflation is cooling, and wages are, on average, outpacing price hikes, though tariffs on imported goods threaten to reverse ...

Cumulative wage gains show households have finally gotten ahead of the surge in consumer prices. Hold the champagne.

When significant economic shocks reduce an economy's productive capacity while simultaneously raising costs, both inflation and unemployment can rise together, as occurred during the 1970s oil crisis.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting the labor ...

U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose modestly last week as business continue to retain workers despite fears of a ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a two-month low last week, suggesting labor ...

Still, Monday’s survey showed that the year-ahead fears aren’t necessarily spilling into the long term. Inflation ...

John Williams, President of the New York Fed, recently warned that the tariff measures introduced by Trump could push US inflation to 4% this year, while also driving up unemployment and severely ...