Inflation

Chart ranking 99 countries by their 2026 spike in food, housing and transport prices; 10 cross the IMF spike line and the U.S. sits just under it.

We’re not in a cost-of-living crisis — yet

By Anthony FoxOctober 31, 2026

Italy’s inflation hits 5.4%, outpacing the U.S. and China, as a farmers’ revolt empties shelves of pasta and mozzarella

Italy’s inflation hits 5.4%, outpacing the U.S. and China, as a farmers’ revolt empties shelves of pasta and mozzarella

By Catherina GioinoOctober 30, 2026

Shoppers select bread at a grocery store in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Consumer sentiment is lower now than when inflation peaked at 9.1% — and the richest 10% of Americans account for half of consumer spending

By Erin Kay Lockwood and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026

A man picks fruit at a store in New York

The share of Americans in serious financial trouble from prices jumped from 30% to 47% in a year

By Dante Chinni, Ari Pinkus and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026

A woman pushes a shopping cart as she leaves a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Personal Finance

‘The inflation outlook has become more concerning’: Incomes declined 0.3% and consumer prices jumped 3.6% in September as midterms loom

By The Associated Press and Christopher RugaberOctober 29, 2026

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

The Fed’s decision to hold interest rates steady helps Warsh deny Tehran a say over monetary policy

By Eleanor PringleOctober 29, 2026

FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General, saying it overcharged its poorest customers by millions

FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General, saying it overcharged its poorest customers by millions

By Muskaan ArshadOctober 28, 2026

Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, left, Kevin Warsh, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, center, and Donald Kohn, vice chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, talk outside the Jackson Lake Lodge before the opening session of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City annual symposium near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010.

Don Kohn’s infamous ‘death march’ hikes were referenced in Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech—now the Fed veteran is weighing the chairman’s path ahead

By Eleanor PringleOctober 28, 2026

Photo of Donald Trump

The Trump admin said energy costs were a small price to pay in Iran war, but U.S. consumers are paying nearly 8x more than anyone else in fuel costs

By Sasha RogelbergOctober 27, 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris.

France has a plan to calm furious students. There’s just one catch: Macron won’t be president when it happens

By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet and The Associated PressOctober 26, 2026

Here’s how much it costs to raise a child in every state in 2026: Where you live can impact the bill by more than $200,000

Personal Finance

Here’s how much it costs to raise a child in every state in 2026: Where you live can impact the bill by more than $200,000

By Martie BowserOctober 24, 2026

UK Treasury chief vows to give families ‘some breathing space’ as inflation runs hot, highest in a year

UK Treasury chief vows to give families ‘some breathing space’ as inflation runs hot, highest in a year

By The Associated Press and Pan PylasOctober 21, 2026

The French are rioting as inflation hits 3.4% while wage growth and GDP remain stagnant. It’s higher in Trump’s America

The French are rioting as inflation hits 3.4% while wage growth and GDP remain stagnant. It’s higher in Trump’s America

By Jason MaOctober 19, 2026

A view of a bus shelter at 18th and K St's NW where a poster and electronic billboard displays the current U.S. National debt per person and as a nation at 40 Trillion dollars on August 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.

The U.S. national debt is approaching the point where bond traders see ‘mounting risk’ of a ‘vicious cycle,’ Moody’s top economist says

By Eleanor PringleOctober 19, 2026

For one grocery chain, the cost to ship lettuce now tops the lettuce itself, showing how high fuel prices are sinking their teeth across the economy

For one grocery chain, the cost to ship lettuce now tops the lettuce itself, showing how high fuel prices are sinking their teeth across the economy

By Jason MaOctober 16, 2026

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Jeff Bezos once gave Eva Longoria and the admiral behind Osama bin Laden's capture $100 million—but she says you don't need wealth to give back

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By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 31, 2026

The Pentagon and Britain are bracing for the power to go out. The ultrawealthy got there first, with backup generators, escape homes, and stockpiles

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By Sydney LakeOctober 30, 2026

‘It’s only when you see 49-ton trucks in China running on batteries that you realize how serious electrification is’: Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson on Europe’s incumbency problem

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By Kamal AhmedOctober 30, 2026