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Inflation
Fed cuts rates by quarter percentage point — and rips up playbook for next year
Dec 19, 2024
The December rate cut was expected. But the Fed also reduced the number of expected rate cuts for 2025.
Income inequality declined in recent years, according to data
Dec 18, 2024
Workers at the bottom 90% had stronger wage growth than the top 1% in the years since the pandemic, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Some analysts see inflation lurking in Trump's plans
by
Justin Ho
Dec 17, 2024
Tax cuts, tariffs and mass deportations could put upward pressure on prices — and interest rates.
The producer price index vs. the consumer price index: same but different
Dec 12, 2024
The producer price index calculates price inflation from businesses' point of view — think labor costs or raw materials prices.
What France's political gridlock might cost its economy
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 12, 2024
While the country awaits a new prime minister, a budget crisis looms.
Inflation hasn't been beaten yet, latest CPI shows
Dec 11, 2024
Monthly inflation in November rose by the most in seven months, showing it's taking longer to tame inflation than expected.
High prices are changing how we eat
Dec 11, 2024
Many Americans can't shell out more as costs rise. As a result, some are cutting their meat consumption or going to restaurants less.
For public good, not for profit.
Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force
Dec 11, 2024
For a lot of families, the cost of child care is a huge reason why inflation is still so painful. For years, the rise in child care and preschool prices has outpaced inflation overall. The latest Consumer Price Index showed the cost of child care increased 0.6% last month alone.
What unit labor costs can tell us about where inflation is headed
by
Justin Ho
Dec 10, 2024
Unit labor costs are a way to measure productivity relative to workers' compensation.
Will new tariffs affect monetary policy? For now, it's wait-and-see
by
Kristin Schwab
and Sean McHenry
Dec 9, 2024
Carola Binder, an economist at the University of Texas at Austin, explains why tariffs might cause prices to rise, but they doesn't necessarily mean the Fed will get involved right off the bat.