The Economist2d
American inflation looks increasingly worrying
Since Mr Trump’s election, that figure has surged by 1.7 percentage points—the joint-largest three-month rise since 1979, ...
Here's the inflation breakdown for January 2025 — in one chart
The consumer price index rose 3% on the year in January 2025. Economists worry that broad disinflation is over, even as ...
The Economist12h
Investors fear inflation is coming back. They may be right
A fter peaking in 2022 at 11% year on year, inflation across the rich world has steadily fallen. Until now. As central banks bring down interest rates, headline inflation across the rich world is ...
That scary inflation chart is making the rounds again
A chart comparing today's post-COVID-19 inflationary wave to the great inflation of the 1970s is making the rounds again ...
Trump’s inflation challenge in 7 charts
President Donald Trump took office with a promise to “immediately bring prices down.” But conquering inflation is tricky, and ...
The Economist7d
Russian inflation is too high. Does that matter?
The latest bout of inflation is the product of both external and internal factors. In recent months, as the West has ...
NBC Washington8d
Here's the inflation breakdown for January 2025 — in one chart
The consumer price index rose 3% for the 12 months ended in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Inflation increases were broad-based in January, economists said, including for ...