As prices climb and the cost of living increases, the question on many minds is how to safeguard their financial future ...

Inflation refers to the rise in prices across the economy. But inflation can take many forms, and it has complex causes. For example, stagflation, which occurred in the 1970s, combines high inflation ...

Elevated oil prices from the continuing conflict in the Middle East remain the main driver of inflation at the moment. Just How Bad Is Inflation Now? Inflation increased in August, once again driven ...

Recent articles have examined the increases in energy and fertilizer prices since early March (Arita et al., 2026; Paulson et al., 2026). This article takes a step back by examining longer term trends ...

Helen Jewell and Tom Becker explore what is driving inflation today, from AI infrastructure demand and energy bottlenecks to fiscal spending, supply constraints, and regional differences. The ...