inflation

Last year’s home pricel increase marks slowest pace in over 15 years as homes become more affordable in real terms

President Donald Trump touted his administration’s successes in his Presidents’ Day message on Monday.

On Friday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) reacted to the most recent CPI numbers by saying that he’s “not quite sure about the accuracy” and “this is a periodic snapshot. So, we might see higher numbers in the

This is the Valentine’s Day-President’s Day-Friday the 13th edition of the Breitbart Business Digest weekly wrap-up. It’s mostly a love letter to the U.S. economy, with just a touch of horror movie action and a dash of presidential history combined with Valentine’s Day gifts.

“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods,” President Trump said at an August 2024.

And he did it.

Core inflation at its slowest annual pace since March 2021.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Carl Higbie Frontline,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai said people have negative views of the economy because there are “a lot of Americans who are struggling with Joe Biden’s affordability crisis.” And also

Americans’ expectations for inflation over the next year fell in January to the lowest level in 12 months, according to a survey released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The median expectation for inflation one year from

Wells Fargo estimates the tab is up just 1.6 percent from last year.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Iran’s ruling elite are “wiring money out of the country like crazy,” declaring that “the rats are leaving the ship” as the Trump administration’s pressure campaign accelerates the regime’s economic collapse.

The current consensus growth estimate of 2.1 percent for 2026 is almost certainly too low.

Business expectations have fallen all the way down to the Fed’s two percent target.

The shot heard ’round the world was not fired by President Donald Trump but by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who insisted he was merely defending his territory from an unwelcome intrusion of Justice Department interferers.

The December CPI data is clear: the tariff inflation crisis was an elite panic disconnected from economic reality.

Inflation was mild outside of an increase in energy prices in November, a key gauge of prices showed Wednesday. The producer price index for final demand, which measures prices paid to U.S. producers of goods and services, rose by 0.2

Argentina’s yearly inflation in 2025 came in at 31.5 percent — the lowest in eight years – the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC) announced Tuesday.

President Donald Trump touted the “Trump economic boom” is underway during his remarks at the Detroit Economic Club in Michigan Tuesday.

Core goods prices—a measure which excludes food and energy that many economists would face tariff pressure—were flat for the month and up just 1.4 percent from a year ago.

The average national price for a gallon of gas dropped to $2.796, the lowest we’ve seen since 2021, per AAA.

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa rolled out the country’s new currency at a ceremony in Damascus on Monday.

This week’s wrap is all about the long-awaited consumer price index report released Thursday, the one the legacy media immediately tried to bury because it wrecked their story about America caught in an affordability crisis.

The answer to the affordability crisis lies in the devaluation of currency, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

As President Trump puts more focus on the economy and everyday people begin to feel the easing of Bidenflation, things do not look as rosy for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.

President Trump tipped his hand a bit on Wednesday night, hinting that the inflation report issued Thursday morning by the Department of Labor was going to be good news.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic dissented from the Federal Open Market Committee’s December rate cut, warning that the Fed’s credibility on inflation “could be at stake.”

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” co-host Michael Steele argued that President Joe Biden isn’t responsible for high prices because Biden was “getting prices to start to come down, having dealt with inflation at 9%, to get it

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) argued that the affordability issues now have nothing to do with inflation caused by COVID spending and placed the blame on “private insurance ripping people

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran delivered a speech Monday taking apart the tariff-inflation panic.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran argued Monday that inflation is significantly closer to the central bank’s two percent target than official measures suggest, making the case for faster interest rate cuts while systematically dismantling claims that tariffs are driving price

The Federal Reserve’s latest Summary of Economic Projections reveals that the inflation hawks have stood down, and Fed Governor Christopher Waller was right all along.

A Trumpier Fed Isn’t An Inflation Threat The financial press has been trying its best for months to gin up a panic over the independence of the Federal Reserve. We’ve had a number of dress rehearsals for the supposed death

Real wage gains offer relief on affordability.

President Donald Trump’s approval moved up to 41 percent in the past week as Republicans applauded his handling of fundamental living costs, a sign the administration’s new focus on everyday concerns is driving his popularity, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) stated that, for farmers, “These tariffs have created some short-term pain, but we also think they’re creating long-term gain” through trade agreements and “there is still supply chain disruption,

Until very recently, there was lots of talk on Wall Street and among Federal Reserve officials of the danger of inflation expectations becoming “unanchored” due to tariff-induced price increases.