People who experienced the Great Inflation are more likely to fear high inflation around the corner than the young, who have lived mostly in an era in which inflation has […]
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Back to news homeNovember 2021 CPI: Inflation Rose at Fastest Pace Since 1982
Prices are rising at the fastest clip in nearly 40 years, fresh data released on Friday showed, as supply chain disruptions, rapid consumer demand and rising housing costs fuel an […]
Here’s Why Inflation Is Worrying Washington
Aquan Brunson, 45 and from Brooklyn, used to buy three slices of cheese pizza from 99 Cents Pizza of Utica for lunch each day. But about three months ago, inflation […]
Inflation and Retirement: How to Protect Your Savings
“We did not invest all of Mom’s money in this product,” Ms. Cheng said. “We only invested a portion of her I.R.A. and her inherited I.R.A. We did this to […]
Americans Are Flush With Cash and Jobs. They Also Think the Economy Is Awful.
Americans are, by many measures, in a better financial position than they have been in many years. They also believe the economy is in terrible shape.This is the great contradiction […]
Rising Rents Stoke Inflation Data, a Concern for Washington
The recovery in the New York area as a whole has been uneven as some families have moved to the city, bidding up prices, while others are struggling to pay, […]
Fed Minutes September 2021: Officials Worried About Supply Chains
Federal Reserve officials were preparing to begin slowing down monetary policy support as soon as the middle of November, minutes from their September meeting showed, and policymakers debated when they […]
September Consumer Price Index: Inflation Rises
Consumer prices jumped more than expected last month, with rent, food and furniture costs surging as a limited supply of housing and a shortage of goods stemming from supply chain […]
Inflation Climbs at Fastest Pace in 30 Years as Supply Chain Snarls Linger
The White House argues that stimulus from Mr. Biden’s infrastructure and social spending legislation would trickle out over time and could improve economic capacity, relieving supply chain pressures over the […]
Why Manheim Used Vehicle Index is Wall St.’s Leading Inflation Indicator
The hottest ride on Wall Street right now is the humble used car.The cost of clunkers and dealership trade-ins has suddenly become market-moving information, with analysts, economists and traders fixating […]