Economics

The U.S. economy is strengthening quickly, although inflation is rising and a shortage of semiconductor chips has created a temporary headwind.

We provide explanations of basic and fundamental concepts on the definition of inflation, measurement of inflation, costs of inflation, the importance of measuring and controlling inflation, the role of the Federal Reserve in inflation, and other concepts such as price indexes, hyperinflation, trend and underlying inflation, measures of inflation like CPI, core CPI, median CPI, trimmed-mean CPI, PCE, core PCE, and trimmed-mean PCE.

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Focus on exactly how and why prices are changing over time, and how these shifts might affect you.

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Workers, after enduring a year of job losses, business closures and social distancing, are no longer interested in accepting low wages.

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As pandemic-related restrictions are lifted and people slowly return to eating out and traveling, dry cleaners are struggling to stay afloat.

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U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed in April, likely curbed by shortages of workers and raw materials as rapidly improving public health and massive government aid fueled an economic boom.

The share of people working or looking for work edged higher last month — but it remains way below its level before the pandemic.

Hiring was a huge letdown in April, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by a much less than expected 266,000 and the unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.

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Prices are rising fast, in ways that seem temporary, yet this could change expectations in ways that are self-reinforcing.

The Consumer Price Index rise for April from a year earlier was the sharpest since September 2008.

The increase in the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index was well above forecasts. A top Fed official acknowledged the surprise but said, “This is one data point.”

There’s a good chance that you’ve been to your local grocery store or stopped by your favorite fast food location and noticed signs for hiring bonuses, but why aren't more workers signing up?

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