Des Moines Register

Can you pass a seven-question quiz on financial literacy? Most Americans could not.

Many American consumers fail to grasp the basic math of inflation, according to a large-scale study of financial literacy. The FINRA Investor Education Foundation, a financial education nonprofit, ...
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4 Major Questions Are Lingering About Tariff-Related Inflation

Tariffs' effects haven't shown up in official inflation measures yet, but retailers have said they are raising their prices in response to the increased import taxes. There are lingering questions ...
Forbes

Tariff Uncertainties – Part 2: The Link To Inflation

Will Higher Tariffs Cause Inflation? Many people say yes. But some disagree. There is evidence for both views, but much is unclear, and that uncertainty has confounded the Federal Reserve, unsettled ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Fed’s Powell Says Tariff-Driven Inflation Remains a Big Question

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said the US central bank is still struggling to determine the impact of tariffs on consumer prices. “The question is, who’s going to pay for the ...

What exactly is inflation, and are interest rates the only option for dealing with it?

Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse ...
Morningstar

Economists Question the Quality of U.S. Inflation Data; Bank of Canada Holds Rates; ECB Decision Eyed

Economists Question the Quality of U.S. Inflation Data; Bank of Canada Holds Rates; ECB Decision Eyed By Vicky Ge Huang Some economists are questioning U.S. inflation data accuracy due to staffing ...