For most investors, at least part of their portfolio is allocated to bonds, and for a good reason. Bonds provide income and stability, typically carry less risk than stocks, and add balance and ...

Two years ago, I was writing about the high inflation of 2022 and 2023. Right around that time inflation started dropping dramatically, all the way to where it sits now—below 3%. Meanwhile, interest ...

How Does Inflation Work? Inflation is the broad, gradual increase in prices across an entire economy. When prices rise, inflation lowers the purchasing power of money. Central banks consider a ...

In some ways, voters’ anger about inflation might seem a little odd. While inflation was very high from the middle of 2021 through early 2023, it’s come down dramatically since, and is currently just ...

Overall sentiment in the U.S. continues to deteriorate, with major gauges of consumer confidence falling in August. Topping ...

Inflation data for April came in lower than experts had projected. The latest estimate calls for a 2.3% COLA in 2026. There’s a chance that cooler-than-expected inflation could lower the COLA even ...

COLA helps to offset the increase in prices for everyday items and services due to inflation. However, given that inflation currently stands at around 3%, COLA might not quite cover those expenses, ...

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We explain inflation’s role in the election. By German Lopez Why did Donald Trump defeat Kamala Harris? One answer was clear even before Election Day: Voters consistently said the economy was their ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said that while progress on lowering inflation had resumed in recent months, officials aren’t yet ready to declare their mission accomplished. ...