The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout have thrown four million children into poverty across eastern Europe and Central Asia, the UN children's agency said Monday. "Children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine," UNICEF said. The conflict "and rising…

Shelters are overwhelmed as pet owners grappling with inflation surrender their dogs, cats – and guinea pigs

The most vulnerable are “paying the price” of world events, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, will say.

The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes to bring inflation under control are starting to work, while President Joe Biden is doing everything possible to support the U.S. central bank, two administration economic advisers said.

Editorial: The UN is right to warn that governments risk a worldwide recession precipitated by excessive rate rises

The charity’s annual Hunger Report estimates about 500,000 households on any given day struggle with getting enough to eat

Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against soaring prices as weeks of strikes for higher wages at oil refineries spurred demands for a general strike.

Small businesses are stocking the shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving

Teachers are up in arms over the Government's below-inflation pay offer, with three major education unions expected to formally ballot their members for strike action