3 surprising ways to hedge against inflation While the stock market has demonstrated some resiliency in the face of lingering inflation, investors have other opportunities too. 05/4/2024 - 4:16 pm | View Link
NY Fed’s John Williams says 2% inflation target is ‘critical’ for monetary policy New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams underscored the importance of the U.S. central bank's 2% inflation target on Friday, calling the Fed's preferred policy tool an essential element ... 05/4/2024 - 3:58 am | View Link
Credit cards are the ‘financing of last resort’ for older adults as inflation persists As inflationary pressures leave older adults with little wiggle room to pay for everyday items and cover emergency costs, credit cards have become the financing method of last resort. As a result, ... 05/4/2024 - 1:32 am | View Link
Fed’s Williams says independence is key to winning fight against inflation New York Federal Reserve President John Williams on Friday said that the U.S. central bank needed independence from the White House in order to get ... 05/4/2024 - 12:01 am | View Link
Gold is overvalued now and won’t help you beat inflation in coming years Recently, gold’s fortunes have changed. The yellow metal has shattered its previous all-time high, soaring above $2,400 an ounce. Yet according to the Erb/Harvey model, gold is as overvalued now as it ... 05/3/2024 - 11:08 pm | View Link
U.S. Inflation Report Consumer Prices Jump Sharply Again in June Prices surged 9.1 percent in June as consumers faced rapidly rising costs for gas, food and rent, a higher-than-expected reading and bad news for Americans at a moment when their wages are falling... 05/3/2024 - 3:10 am | View Link
Inflation in the U.S.: What You Need to Know June 11, 2022. The government reported on Friday that consumer prices climbed 8.6 percent over the year through May, the fastest rate of increase in four decades. Americans are confronting more ... 05/2/2024 - 11:21 pm | View Link
CPI report: Consumer inflation and prices were up again in February ... Despite a healthy job market and a record-high stock market, polls show that many Americans blame Biden for the surge in consumer prices that began in 2021. Though inflationary pressures have significantly eased, average prices remain about far above where they stood three years ago. 05/2/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame In the United States, prices have climbed 6.2% — the biggest increase since November 1990, and well above the Federal Reserve’s long-term inflation goal of around 2%. 05/2/2024 - 9:19 pm | View Link
What Is Inflation? How Does It Work? – Forbes Advisor The reason is inflation, which describes the gradual rise in prices and slow decline in purchasing power of your money over time. Here’s how to understand... 05/2/2024 - 3:21 pm | View Link