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Inflation is a word you hear all the time. However, many people don't fully understand how it works or how it impacts their ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Inflation is a top concern among individual investors, according to a ...

The sharp rise in inflation was driven by higher prices in services, food and retail, as well as a smaller decline in electricity and gas prices.

Although economists expected the slight elevation in consumer prices, investors and families were hoping to be surprised. Until inflation slows dramatically, the Federal Reserve is unlikely to reduce ...

The average American family will pay about $2,500 more this year because of tariffs. But unlike inflation, your wages won't rise to compensate. That's because tariffs work differently than inflation.

Inflation is caused by the gradual increase in the prices of goods and services throughout the economy. Low inflation is necessary for the economy, but too much inflation causes serious problems.

Since the financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession, investors and executives have grown accustomed to a world of low interest rates and low inflation. No longer. In 2021, inflation began ...