Deflation

Here’s the deflation breakdown for August 2024 — in one chart

Inflation cooled in August and fell to its lowest level since February 2021, which was around the time the consumer…

Here’s the deflation breakdown for July 2024 — in one chart

Inflation cooled below 3% in July 2024, the first time it dropped beneath that level in more than three years.…

Here’s the deflation breakdown for June 2024 — in one chart

Inflation has throttled back significantly since peaking two years ago. The U.S. economy is even seeing some prices deflate for…

Deflation: Here’s where prices fell in January 2024, in one chart

Inflation has pulled back significantly from its pandemic-era peak. In fact, some categories have fallen into outright deflation, meaning consumers…

Fed sparking irrational market optimism over potential rate cuts, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair warns

Market optimism over the potential for interest rate cuts next year is dangerously overdone, according to former FDIC Chair Sheila…

15 years of low interest rates reshaped the U.S. economy. Here’s what’s changing as rates stay higher for longer

The United States is entering a new economic era as the Federal Reserve has been hiking its benchmark interest rate.…