Inflation may not return to normal levels and could come in waves, similar to the 1970s, due to ongoing explosion in US national debt and soaring interest costs. Investors should prepare for a ...

Focusing on the annual rate of change, rather than month-to-month inflation changes, distorts the economic reality and makes a bad situation look worse, says economist John Horn. That’s a problem ...

For the first time in years, people's grocery hauls are getting bigger. And many are choosing to splurge a bit at the supermarket over going out to eat, prompting fast-food and other chains to step up ...

Higher prices have Americans reconsidering their dinner and coffee. For the first time in years, people's grocery hauls are getting bigger. And many are choosing to splurge a bit at the supermarket ...

Inflation fears are stirring the financial markets, for legitimate reasons. David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, tells Steve Inskeep that the Fed will likely raise ...

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