Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. Trump often railed on the campaign trail against he…
Skimpflation is hard to spot, but the Berry Chantilly Cake from Whole Foods can help explain | CNN Business
Fans of Whole Foods’ iconic Berry Chantilly Cake have been up in arms on social media over the past few weeks. One TikTok user showed a single slice stuffed with compote and with fruit on the side. In the past, the user said, the layers had been filled with fresh fruit and cream.
Inflation, recession force Argentines to eat less beef
Argentines, famed for steakhouses, sprawling cattle ranches and asado barbecues, are consuming less beef than ever, forced to tighten their belts by triple-digit inflation and a recession.
The shifting prices of planes, games, and automobiles
Inflation, but make it slower The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), a weighted basket of various goods and services, was unchanged month-over-month...
Interactive: Winners and Losers of Inflation - Blog
For better or for worse, inflation is here to stay. This game lets you practice your decision making centered around the rise and fall of prices and interest rates. Inflation stinks--nobody likes paying more for the goods and services they buy. But since interest rates are the tool most commonly used by the Federal Reserve to bring inflation down, that means it's possible to mitigate the damage of inflation by choosing what to do with your finances based on their rise and fall.
High inflation made finances worse for 65% of Americans last year | CNN Business
Inflation may have slowed last year, but it continued to deal heavy blows — some devastating — on Americans’ livelihoods: Nearly two-thirds of US households were worse off because of it, and roughly 1 in 6 adults couldn’t pay all their monthly bills, new Federal Reserve data shows.
If high inflation hurts just about everyone, why can’t we have no inflation?This video is presented by DCU. DCU doesn’t have a say in our editorial decisions...
The (Other) Cost of Inflation: Inflation Erodes More Than the...
"Hazlitt’s thesis is that bad money will inevitably result in bad behavior. This might be a tough thesis to swallow — particularly for those who live in the age of fiat money." ~Jon Miltimore
Inflation has cooled a lot. So why do things still feel so expensive?
Inflation has cooled significantly recently, but you may still find yourself paying more at the grocery store. What gives? Here's a primer on what easing inflation actually means.
Many Girl Scout councils are raising the price of their popular cookies from $5 to $6 a box. The increase offers Girl Scouts and their customers a bittersweet lesson in inflation.
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
The acting Social Security commissioner says a 3.2% increase in benefits next year “will help millions of people keep up with expenses." The increase announced Thursday is far less than this year’s historic boost and reflects moderating consumer prices.