Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Every so often, a new set of economic buzzwords enters − or reenters − the zeitgeist. This spring, terms like the "K-shaped economy" and "stagflation" are having a moment. They shape how politicians, ...

Inflation refers to the rise in prices across the economy. But inflation can take many forms, and it has complex causes. For example, stagflation, which occurred in the 1970s, combines high inflation ...

Kalshi traders predict a nearly 40% chance that stagflation, high inflation and unemployment, will impact the economy by end of 2026. The chances of a so-called soft landing, in which the economy ...

For much of early 2026, the U.S. economy looked like it might pull off a difficult balancing act. Inflation readings had ...

With oil spiking to $100 a barrel and the job market essentially paralyzed, the threat of stagflation again is looming over the U.S. economy and financial markets. High inflation and slow growth ...

Economists warn Australia faces its worst economic nightmare as surging oil prices threaten to trigger devastating 1970s-style stagflation.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues will meet on March 17-18 to set interest rates. At the beginning of the year, it looked as if the Federal Reserve had managed to put the U.S.

Stocks went on a rollercoaster ride Monday — with the Dow finishing in positive territory on upbeat comments from President Trump after plunging nearly 900 points on simmering stagflation fears. After ...

Some financial advisors disagree with the influential hedge-fund manager, however. Not seeing it, not yet. But they are still planning for it, just in case. "We are certainly in a stagflationary ...