The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

The Department of Justice’s decision to open a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has reignited concern over the independence of the central bank.

The unrest started with a merchants' strike, escalated into a bloody crackdown—and might become an American war.

GOP pushback could imperil Trump’s efforts to remake the central bank’s board in his own image

A fresh survey of Australian consumer sentiment doesn't make for encouraging reading as the central bank weighs lifting the cash rate at its next meeting.

President Donald Trump has frequently lambasted the Fed chair for not cutting rates more aggressively.

Analysts warn that White House pressure on US central bank to cut interest rates could put economy in danger

For decades, buying generic brands was seen as a compromise—a necessary sacrifice for those on a tight budget. But in 2026, the script has flipped. The rise of “dupe culture,” fueled by social media and savvy inflation-fighting shoppers, has turned store-brand products into coveted items. These “dupes”—short for duplicates—are not…

Your rent is covered, the lights are on, the credit card balance is behaving, and yet your chest still tightens when you open your banking app. Your stomach does a tiny flip when someone mentions inflation. You catch yourself running numbers in your head while brushing your teeth, even though…

To find out some of the stressors likely to cut into people's paychecks in 2026, I turned to ChatGPT to help me source the common culprits and offer solutions.

The costs were higher because of a larger budget burden, the CBO said, as well as "higher long‐term interest rates and an increase in the rate of inflation."

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.64%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.82% this morning as sentiment took a hit amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve.