Learn about value deflation where businesses reduce product quality or size instead of raising prices, affecting consumption ...

Inflation figures influence everything from tax decisions and welfare spending to interest rates and growth projections.

As further evidence of GDP growth, the Commerce Department reported that durable goods orders surged 5.3% in November, which was well above economists’ consensus estimate of a 4% increase. Excluding a ...

Republicans have good reason to worry about their prospects in the 2026 midterm elections after a string of recent defeats. GOP losses in the recent New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races, ...