inflation

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

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.

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.

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.

Core PCE inflation holds steady as consumer expectations improve heading into final Fed meeting of 2025.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” DNC Chair Ken Martin stated that “inflation has been a challenge for a long time now in this country.” But Republicans are trying to “deflect” from the issue. He also argued that

A key measure of prices charged for goods and services produced in the U.S. showed that inflation continued to ease in September.

After years of Bidenflation raising prices at a staggering pace, American families are enjoying a less pricey Thanksgiving meal this year.

Tariffs paired with immigration policy, capital policy, and monetary policy are tools for breaking a low-wage equilibrium and pushing the economy toward more capital, more productivity, higher real wages, and a cooler price path.

Vice President JD Vance recalled a reporter pressuring President Donald Trump to fix the high price of eggs just a few days into his second term in the White House.

On Tuesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated that she thinks the prices of goods like coffee, bananas, and tomatoes will fall “within, I’d say, a few weeks, to a few months” now that

The Federal Reserve spent 2025 worried about the wrong problem, mistakenly holding back on rate cuts out of fear that Trump’s tariffs are an inflation threat.

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) stated that inflation has increased since the “Liberation Day” tariffs partially due to uncertainty about trade agreements as people waited to see what happened. Host Blake Burman said

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco examined major tariff changes from 1870 through 2020 across the United States, United Kingdom, and France. Their conclusion challenges the conventional wisdom that dominated economic policy debates in recent years: when countries raise tariffs, prices actually fall, not rise.

Federal Reserve hawks may be on the verge of making a reckless bet based on incomplete information.

President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda will foster affordability, EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi said on Monday during an exclusive event with Breitbart News.

During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” President Donald Trump said that while beef prices have to be lowered, we have inflation “down to a normal number right now, lower than a normal

Yesterday we explored how the battle over rate cuts has scrambled old alliances inside the Federal Reserve. Today we look closer at what’s driving that split and what it means for markets.

Donald Trump gained an unexpected ally Monday in his fight with the Federal Reserve: Governor Lisa Cook, the Fed official he attempted to fire this summer.

U.S. manufacturing surveys released Monday showed welcome signs of easing inflationary pressures, with both major purchasing managers’ indexes reporting slower rates of price increases in October—a potentially encouraging signal for Federal Reserve policymakers as official government economic data remains unavailable

Retailers are rolling out discounts on Hershey chocolates and other sweets, giving consumers a rare break from rising prices, according to a Reuters report.