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Inflation

Inflation measures the pace at which prices for goods and services increase over time, reducing the purchasing power of money. It is typically tracked using indexes such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Producer Price Index (PPI). Central banks monitor inflation closely to guide interest rate decisions and maintain economic stability. Persistent high inflation can impact investment strategies, wages, and overall economic growth.

Peter Schiff Slams Fed's 'Strong Economy' Explanation for Surging Treasury Yields: 'It's Ridiculous'

Peter Schiff Slams Fed's 'Strong Economy' Explanation for Surging Treasury Yields: 'It's Ridiculous'

The 60/40 Portfolio Is Facing a Fresh Test. These ETFs Can Diversify Oil and Rate Risk

The 60/40 Portfolio Is Facing a Fresh Test. These ETFs Can Diversify Oil and Rate Risk

Scott Bessent's Bond Buyback Plan Puts Currency Debasement 'Back in Focus' — Crypto and Gold Gain Momentum

Scott Bessent's Bond Buyback Plan Puts Currency Debasement 'Back in Focus' — Crypto and Gold Gain Momentum

The 60/40 Portfolio Is Facing a Fresh Test. These ETFs Can Diversify Oil and Rate Risk

The 60/40 Portfolio Is Facing a Fresh Test. These ETFs Can Diversify Oil and Rate Risk

Scott Bessent's Bond Buyback Plan Puts Currency Debasement 'Back in Focus' — Crypto and Gold Gain Momentum

Scott Bessent's Bond Buyback Plan Puts Currency Debasement 'Back in Focus' — Crypto and Gold Gain Momentum

Hotter PCE Inflation: 5 Defensive ETFs Investors Can Turn to as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

Hotter PCE Inflation: 5 Defensive ETFs Investors Can Turn to as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

Kevin Warsh Caught Between Fed's Inflation Fight and Scott Bessent’s 'Self-Defeating' Bond Strategy, Says Analyst: 'What He’s Supposed to Do…'

Kevin Warsh Caught Between Fed's Inflation Fight and Scott Bessent’s 'Self-Defeating' Bond Strategy, Says Analyst: 'What He’s Supposed to Do…'

Hotter PCE Inflation: 5 Defensive ETFs Investors Can Turn to as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

Hotter PCE Inflation: 5 Defensive ETFs Investors Can Turn to as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

Kevin Warsh Caught Between Fed's Inflation Fight and Scott Bessent’s 'Self-Defeating' Bond Strategy, Says Analyst: 'What He’s Supposed to Do…'

Kevin Warsh Caught Between Fed's Inflation Fight and Scott Bessent’s 'Self-Defeating' Bond Strategy, Says Analyst: 'What He’s Supposed to Do…'

Mark Zandi Warns Iran War Is Fueling Inflation, Pushing Investors Toward Fed Rate Hike Bets: 'Lawmakers Need to Address the Nation’s Darkening Fiscal Outlook'

Mark Zandi Warns Iran War Is Fueling Inflation, Pushing Investors Toward Fed Rate Hike Bets: 'Lawmakers Need to Address the Nation’s Darkening Fiscal Outlook'

Suze Orman Warns 'Danger' Is Rising As Over Half of US Workers Lack $500 Emergency Savings

Suze Orman Warns 'Danger' Is Rising As Over Half of US Workers Lack $500 Emergency Savings

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Gain, XRP, Dogecoin Slide as Crypto Market Takes a Breather: Analyst Predicts 'Little Dip' Before BTC Hits 'New Highs'

Bitcoin, Ethereum Gain, XRP, Dogecoin Slide as Crypto Market Takes a Breather: Analyst Predicts 'Little Dip' Before BTC Hits 'New Highs'

Leading cryptocurrencies pulled back on Sunday, August 23, after a sharp rally earlier in the week as geopolitical tensions tempered risk appetite.

Americans Are Making More Money but Feeling Poorer — Inflation Keeps Crushing Wage Gains: Report

Americans Are Making More Money but Feeling Poorer — Inflation Keeps Crushing Wage Gains: Report

Inflation outpaces wage growth, weighing on U.S. consumer sentiment and household finances.

JPMorgan Says Hormuz Tensions and a Possible Super El Nino Could Trigger a Global Food Crisis by 2027

JPMorgan Says Hormuz Tensions and a Possible Super El Nino Could Trigger a Global Food Crisis by 2027

JPMorgan warned the world could face its next global food crisis as early as 2027, citing geopolitical, climate and supply risks.

How Bad Is Inflation? White House Press Secretary Gets Community Note for Downplaying Impact

How Bad Is Inflation? White House Press Secretary Gets Community Note for Downplaying Impact

When it comes to affordability, comments from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt were misleading enough to get a Community Note.

Inflation Cools to 3.4% as Expected in July: Is This Enough for the Fed? (UPDATED)

Inflation Cools to 3.4% as Expected in July: Is This Enough for the Fed? (UPDATED)

July CPI inflation eased to 3.4% as expected, while core inflation fell to 2.5%. What does the data mean for the Fed’s September rate decision?

Poorer Americans Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet as Energy Costs Bite, Top Fed Official Warns She Could Back September Rate Hike

Poorer Americans Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet as Energy Costs Bite, Top Fed Official Warns She Could Back September Rate Hike

Boston Fed President Susan Collins says lower-income Americans face rising costs and she could support a September rate hike.

Rand Paul Says ‘Affordability’ Crisis Is Really Inflation, Blames $2 Trillion Deficit and Fed Money Creation for Rising Costs

Rand Paul Says ‘Affordability’ Crisis Is Really Inflation, Blames $2 Trillion Deficit and Fed Money Creation for Rising Costs

Paul blames inflation for rising costs. He argues that federal deficit and Fed's monetary policy contribute to declining purchasing power.

Anthony Scaramucci Says Peter Schiff's Analysis on US Debt, Inflation Leads Him to Gold as Solution: 'I Reach a Different Asset…Buy Bitcoin'

Anthony Scaramucci Says Peter Schiff's Analysis on US Debt, Inflation Leads Him to Gold as Solution: 'I Reach a Different Asset…Buy Bitcoin'

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci agreed with Peter Schiff's concerns on Tuesday, August 11, about soaring U.S. debt and inflation, but favored Bitcoin over gold as the solution.

Kevin Warsh Faces Rate Increase Question on CPI Eve: 'What Would it Take For a Hike?' Asks Former Fed Economist Claudia Sahm

Kevin Warsh Faces Rate Increase Question on CPI Eve: 'What Would it Take For a Hike?' Asks Former Fed Economist Claudia Sahm

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh faces a fresh inflation test Wednesday, with economists debating what it would take to push toward a rate hike.

Trump To 'Hit People With The Promises' Of Capital Gains Cuts, Home Sale Tax Breaks Ahead Of Midterms, Says Kevin Hassett

Trump To 'Hit People With The Promises' Of Capital Gains Cuts, Home Sale Tax Breaks Ahead Of Midterms, Says Kevin Hassett

President Donald Trump is weighing capital gains tax changes and a larger home-sale exemption ahead of the November midterm elections.

Bitcoin Dips, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Rise: Analyst Predicts 'BTC Goes Up' if Consumer Inflation Comes in Better Than Expected

Bitcoin Dips, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Rise: Analyst Predicts 'BTC Goes Up' if Consumer Inflation Comes in Better Than Expected

Leading cryptocurrencies held steady on Tuesday, August 11, as equities extended losses, with investors bracing for this week’s key inflation data

Rand Paul Inspects Fort Knox Gold, Says Dollar’s 97% Collapse Since 1913 Is Behind America’s 'Affordability' Crisis: 'The Real Point Is...'

Rand Paul Inspects Fort Knox Gold, Says Dollar’s 97% Collapse Since 1913 Is Behind America’s 'Affordability' Crisis: 'The Real Point Is...'

Rand Paul warns the dollar has lost purchasing power, blaming federal spending and money printing for today’s affordability crisis.

Stocks And Bonds Just Flipped Their Script— Here’s Why the Fed Is Worried

Stocks And Bonds Just Flipped Their Script— Here’s Why the Fed Is Worried

New Fed research warns of 'elevated inflation' and softer economic activity as risks shift to supply shocks.

Gold Price Targets $4,500 as GLD ETF Inflows Soar Ahead of US Inflation Data

Gold Price Targets $4,500 as GLD ETF Inflows Soar Ahead of US Inflation Data

Gold price is rising and approaching the important resistance level of $4,500 as investors rotated to GLD ETF ahead of US inflation data

S&P 500 Outlook: Top Three Catalysts to Watch This Week

S&P 500 Outlook: Top Three Catalysts to Watch This Week

The top catalysts for the S&P 500 Index this week includie corporate earnings, US consumer inflation and the US-Iran war.

Peter Schiff Warns $39.8 Trillion US Debt Is Trapping Fed in Rate-Hike Dilemma: ‘The More Important It Becomes to Raise Rates’

Peter Schiff Warns $39.8 Trillion US Debt Is Trapping Fed in Rate-Hike Dilemma: ‘The More Important It Becomes to Raise Rates’

Peter Schiff warns of $39.8 trillion US debt and inflation risk, as Fed faces dilemma of containing inflation while managing borrowing costs.

Kevin Warsh's 'Tough Talk' Aside, He's 'Done Nothing Different, Says Peter Schiff, Other Economists Criticise 'Less Guidance' From Fed

Kevin Warsh's 'Tough Talk' Aside, He's 'Done Nothing Different, Says Peter Schiff, Other Economists Criticise 'Less Guidance' From Fed

Economists focused less on the Fed's rate hold than what they saw as Kevin Warsh's lack of clarity on policy.

Fed's Warsh Sounds Like Volcker, But 2026’s Debt Math Breaks the Playbook

Fed's Warsh Sounds Like Volcker, But 2026’s Debt Math Breaks the Playbook

Warsh echoes Volcker’s rhetoric, but 2026’s debt math and supply‑driven inflation leave the classic playbook unusable, pointing instead toward constrained policy, market volatility and managed financial repression.

Michael Burry Warns on Long Bonds: Which Treasury ETFs Are Most — and Least — Exposed?

Michael Burry Warns on Long Bonds: Which Treasury ETFs Are Most — and Least — Exposed?

Michael Burry warns that AI-driven debt, sticky inflation and rising Treasury yields could pressure long bonds. Here's what it means for Treasury ETFs.

Michael Burry's Chilling Warning as $100 Oil Collides With AI Debt Explosion: 'Not Sure How Much Longer'

Michael Burry's Chilling Warning as $100 Oil Collides With AI Debt Explosion: 'Not Sure How Much Longer'

Michael Burry warns of market collision from rising oil prices, AI debt binge and pressure on long-term Treasuries.

Economist Mark Zandi Blames Trump Tariffs, Restrictive Immigration Policies for Higher Cost of Living: 'High Inflation Is a Policy Choice'

Economist Mark Zandi Blames Trump Tariffs, Restrictive Immigration Policies for Higher Cost of Living: 'High Inflation Is a Policy Choice'

Economist Mark Zandi reveals why high inflation is a "policy choice," driven by tariffs and strict immigration laws raising living costs.

Bitcoin, XRP, Dogecoin Steady; Ethereum Gains Amid Soft Inflation Reading: Analyst Says Indicators 'Flashing Bottom Signals Everywhere'

Bitcoin, XRP, Dogecoin Steady; Ethereum Gains Amid Soft Inflation Reading: Analyst Says Indicators 'Flashing Bottom Signals Everywhere'

Leading cryptocurrencies traded sideways on Wednesday, July 15, while stocks rallied as investors digested softer inflation data amid heightened tensions with Iran

'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini Warns Inflation Could Surge Back to 6% and Push Treasury Yields Toward 8%— and He Has a List of Reasons Why

'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini Warns Inflation Could Surge Back to 6% and Push Treasury Yields Toward 8%— and He Has a List of Reasons Why

Nouriel Roubini says inflation could climb to 6%, sending Treasury yields sharply higher despite recent cooling CPI.