July Fourth saw big crowds, congested highways and full airplanes as tens of millions of Americans celebrated not only the country’s independence but their own liberation from the pandemic. There were ...

President Donald Trump suggested that inflation is on the decline and might continue to decrease, but also expressed concerns about the possibility of deflation. On Monday, Trump, while speaking to ...

The probability of the U.S. seeing deflation resulting from tariffs is much greater than markets are currently pricing in. While inflation remains the most likely result from tariffs, investors should ...

In this erratic market, preoccupation with possible rising interest rates and inflation has flip-flopped to worries over an opposing force: deflation. Economists are debating whether deflation, or ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s "tariff war" against various countries shortly after his inauguration earlier this year sparked global concerns over soaring prices. The expectation was that tariff ...

Zach D. Berg ’28 is a History and Government concentrator in Adams House. Daniel Zhao ’28 is a Math and Computer Science concentrator in Adams House. Many economists agree that the only thing worse ...

Inflation figures influence everything from tax decisions and welfare spending to interest rates and growth projections.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the The Federal Reserve's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference on November 08, 2023 in ...

Purchasing power refers to the amount of goods and services a person or entity can buy with a given amount of money. It fluctuates over time due to inflation, deflation and changes in income, directly ...