Analysis: How will inflation, interest rates and the U.S. consumer fare in 2025?

Some people expected a downturn in 2022 – and again in 2023 and 2024 – due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish interest-rate decisions. The Fed raised rates rapidly in 2022 and held them high throughout ... Read More

If Inflation Is Back, Protecting Against It Won’t Be Simple

Tariffs and deportations would both be likely to push up inflation, but would also hit the economy. “Commodities won’t protect you from that,” says Christian Mueller-Glissmann, head of asset ... Read More

Republican Consumers Absolutely Giddy About an Economy and Inflation That They Derided Just a Few Months Ago. Democrats See It Differently.

The sharp increase in the current ... And he also promised a faster-growing economy that, all things being equal, would usually lead to higher inflation as companies feel they have more latitude ... Read More

Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says the US won't spiral into a new bout of inflation even as economy stays hot

Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel said he wasn't worried about inflation rebounding, despite the signs that the US economy has stayed ... GDP growth and still have the disinflationary ... Read More

Americans may have to actually brace for stagflation with Trump tariffs

That, of course, was before President-elect Donald Trump won the election. Now, Americans may have to actually brace for stagflation — something the nation’s economy hasn’t experienced in ... Read More

China economy: Is the latest stimulus enough to generate inflation?

The drop was particularly pronounced in key staples like pork and vegetables. Energy prices also declined, reflecting volatility in global oil markets. Core inflation, which excludes food and ... Read More

Poll: Sharp rise in concern about inflation as Britons increasingly think state of economy is poor

Almost three quarters (71%) of those surveyed between 22 and 25 November expect the rate of inflation ... of the economy is "poor", up from 70% before the election. Still, things aren't perceived ... Read More

Russia's 'overheating' economy will face a sharp slowdown next year as labor and sanctions crush momentum, central bank says

Russian wartime growth will stagger next year as labor and sanction issues wear down the "overheating" economy ... spending are a recipe for higher inflation, which the central bank expects ... Read More