Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying output of goods and services, price levels, and labor use provides

Key Takeaways It would be a huge surprise to financial markets if the Federal Reserve did anything other than hold its interest rate flat when the Fed's policy committee meets Wednesday.The Fed's battle to subdue inflation is entering a holding pattern.

At their last meeting in December, U.S. Federal Reserve officials were worried about inflation getting stuck above their 2% target and had watched job gains seesaw in what seemed an emerging decline.

In Donald Trump’s first week back in the White House, there was little in his initial blitz of executive orders that directly tackled consumer prices, besides directing federal agencies to start

Many economists have felt relief over continued GDP growth. But ongoing data releases suggest that the foundation of the economy — consumer spending — isn’t sustainable.

Many Americans are hoping that a new year and a new presidency will finally mean an end to inflation, but money expert Jaspreet Singh does not believe that this will be the case. Find Out: Here's

Economists and analysts aren’t convinced that an expansion of oil and gas production will lower consumer prices.

The Labor Department released the inflation report for December, which showed prices were up 2.9% from a year ago, in line with economists expectations and up from 2.7% in November.

The author examines the money supply represented by M2, the Federal budget deficit, the Fed’s previous adventures with QE, and the correlation to inflation. Click to read.

Next week brings a slew of earnings from big tech companies and from other blue chips in areas such as credit cards, defense, energy and telecoms. Wednesday is shaping up to be the busiest day, with the Federal Reserve poised to make its first rate decision under a Trump presidency,

Progress reducing the rise in consumer prices has stalled, with recent data coming in hotter than expected. By pressuring the Federal Reserve, Trump could reignite inflation.

U.S. inflation likely worsened last month on the back of higher prices for gas, eggs, and used cars, a trend that could make it less likely that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate much this year.