Headline GDP and inflation figures are sending mixed signals as the United States heads into 2026. Growth looks surprisingly ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

President Donald Trump’s aggressive economic policies will likely significantly slow U.S. growth and push up inflation but stop short of causing a recession or “stagflation” – the dire scenarios that ...

Inflation isn’t a four-letter word, but the way that everyone from economists to TV pundits to politicians talks about it, it might as well be. Even if you don’t know exactly how inflation works, ...

The first six months of 2025 reflected a decline in actual salary increases over predictions in many countries around the world, remaining lower than the previous year but higher than averages over ...

The Fed's view is that tariff inflation is temporary, and the August CPI is unlikely to change this view, given the weak August labor market report, with muted wage growth. In fact, the August CPI ...

In early December 2025, the Indian rupee reached a key milestone when it surpassed Rs 90 per dollar for the first time. The ...

After months of delay and backroom dealmaking, the Trump administration has imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly 100 countries, sending U.S. import duties soaring to their highest levels in nearly a ...