Inflation has been one of the bugaboos of the post-pandemic era, increasing from 2.3% in December 2019, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, to 9.8% at its peak in June 2022, driving up prices ...

An Massachusetts Institute of Technology study of the recent inflation found three main causes. The first is government spending. There were three stimulus bills; two by President Donald Trump and ...

Supply chain issues during the COVID-19 crisis are cited by the San Fransisco Federal Reserve as a major cause of inflation in 2021. Additionally, ...

A major cause of inflation in 2022 was the supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic -- as goods became scarce, prices went up in response to continued demand.

The Aug. 28 editorial “It’s time to ‘taper’” presented the Biden administration’s case that anticompetitive practices of big business are a major cause of inflation. But other factors ...

Germany has seen prices rise 10.4 percent since October 2021, and consumers in Argentina are trying to keep up with historic inflation that is expected to clock in 73.5 percent higher in January ...

FINANCIAL NEWS US economy: what are the 3 main causes of inflation and why does it happen? Inflation is likely to remain persistent throughout 2023 due to a number of reasons such as price gouging.

Feb. 14 (UPI) --About 59% of Americans think corporate greed is a "major cause" of inflation, according to new poll data from Navigator Research. The data also reveal that 25% of Americans say ...

Trump and the Trump administration have increasingly turned their fire on Powell and his leadership of the central bank.

Matt Galey’s letter about Bidenomics contributing to inflation was spot on, but it left out what Paul Harvey would have called “the rest of the story.” Letters: The root cause of inflation ...

Inflation and high prices have emerged as major issues in the 2024 presidential election. Public anger over these issues - and the general state of the economy - may be the single biggest obstacle ...