What Is Cost-Push Inflation? Cost-push inflation is a type of inflation that arises from increased costs of production, leading to higher prices of goods and services. It is a significant economic ...

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Prices rose 2.6% between October 2023 and the same month in 2024, an unremarkable figure. Yet, inflation seems to be on everyone’s minds. This month, higher prices helped deliver the presidency from ...

I read your column and thought you might have a perspective, even though this is not a purely financial question. I voted for Donald Trump and my parents, for what it’s worth, voted for Kamala Harris.

Whether it’s actual inflation, or the kind of “inflation” that only economists and their media enablers tend to imagine it to be, a consensus invariably emerges that the Federal Reserve must “raise ...

On this week’s episode of “Politics Explained,” theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford breaks down the political consequences of inflation under Joe Biden and Donald Trump. She also explains how inflation and ...

In his bid to regain the White House, former President Donald Trump has hammered away at the Biden-Harris administration for its inflation record. During a Sept. 7 rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin, Trump ...

Elon Musk says "excess government spending causes inflation." Inflation and growth management is a joint effort of both fiscal and monetary policy. Economist Guy Berger argues economy needs medicines ...

As the Biden administration struggles to navigate treacherous economic waters, it has become increasingly evident that the blame is being misplaced. The printing of trillions of dollars to fund ...

We polled our online audience and, based on 2,824 responses, the top thing people want candidates to be talking about as they compete for their vote is the economy (635 votes). That mirrors the ...

In typical fashion, the cost estimates that helped sell the IRA were large, yet far lower than the actual massive price tag. The Cato Institute cited Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria ...

According to University of Chicago economics professor Casey Mulligan, what he deems “inflation” was actually instigated by then Vice President Kamala Harris. Wow! Who knew VPs had so much power?