Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg Licholai writes and teaches about innovation in healthcare. In 2022, the Biden Administration enacted the Inflation Reduction ...

News about inflation has been everywhere over the past few years. But even if you haven’t been watching TV or reading the financial press, you’ve no doubt felt some pain in your wallet as prices for ...

Does inflation help improve public finances? This paper documents the dynamic responses of fiscal variables to an inflation shock, using both quarterly and annual panel data for a broad set of ...

Central banks in major industrialized economies were slow to react to the surge in inflation that began in early 2021. The proximate causes of this surge were the supply chain disruptions associated ...

Economists forecast the CPI to rise 0.2% in May after rising by the same amount in April. The goods data will be closely watched for early signs of tariff-driven inflation, with larger impacts ...

New government data shows inflation may be showing signs of easing. That may be good news for retirees and people approaching retirement. The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, may be ...

U.S. consumers got a little psyched out in February. Consumer confidence dropped sharply, according to The Conference Board, and the consumer expectations index — what they think about income, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation surged in the United States and across much of the globe. In the United States, the 12-month change in prices, as measured by the personal consumption ...