Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost ...

A number of factors, including a lack of significant gains in auto prices, are masking the extent of the shift.

The independence of central banks, which allows policymakers to operate free from political meddling, is considered ...

Expectations for widespread price hikes following a wave of new tariffs this year have largely fallen short, surprising economists and fueling claims from tariff defenders that the levies are having ...

The U.S. economy has defied dire predictions so far this year. Many economists see growth slowing – and tariff-driven ...

Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week podcast to explain how recent politics is ...

WSJ’s Take On the Week co-host Telis Demo talks with Seth Carpenter, Morgan Stanley's chief global economist, about where we ...

The June consumer price index will be the latest glimpse into whether tariffs are having an effect on consumer prices.

President Trump’s tariffs have yet to reverse the disinflation trend that’s persisted since January, baffling economists and the bearish views that color the consensus narrative.

The hottest question in economics is why the massive price hikes tariffs were supposed to bring still haven’t materialized halfway through 2025.

After months of seeing very little inflation, US consumers probably experienced slightly faster price growth in June as ...

Money markets now suggest only about a 6% chance of a quarter-point cut on that day after the bank’s next policy meeting, ...