The US economy grew 3.1% last year, trouncing widespread calls for a recession and exceeding my relatively sober expectation for 2% growth. The correct way to view the interplay between growth and ...

Inflation continued to retreat in July, aided by easing price pressures for consumer staples like food and energy and physical goods like new and used cars. The CPI gauges how fast prices are changing ...

Economists prefer to look at the rate of change of inflation knowing that inflation almost always goes up in the long-run. Economists sometimes extract certain items like oil and food because they are ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

Inflation is poised to hit the Fed's long-term 2% target by April of next year, according to ING Economics. ING said falling oil, rent, and vehicle prices are set to drive a continued period of ...

The thermometer says you have a fever. You might have a cold. Or you might have just come from running a half-marathon. Or – you might have leukemia. The symptom alone doesn’t reveal the cause, or ...