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When inflation returns and forces urgent financial decisions

Real estate investor Matt Theriault explains what happens when inflation returns and forces urgent financial decisions. Government shutdown: Republicans consider escape hatch as Congress careens ...
CNBC

Trump says inflation was 'defeated.' Some economists disagree

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. has "virtually no inflation" and that "grocery prices, energy prices, airfares, mortgage rates, ...
USA Today

Protect your retirement savings from inflation with these tips

These days, it seems like people talk about inflation the same way they discuss the weather. Just as many of my fellow East Coasters are tired of this annoyingly snowy winter we've been having, we're ...
AOL

Fed's favored inflation gauge shows consumer prices remained elevated in November

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed that consumer prices remained elevated in November, ahead of the central bank's policy meeting next week. The Commerce Department on Thursday ...
AOL

Stale reading on Fed's inflation gauge keeps central bank on course to hold rates next week

A delayed reading on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge released Thursday keeps the central bank on course to hold interest rates steady next week. The Bureau of Economic Analysis ...
Fox Business

Economist warns coming financial crisis will make 2008 look like 'Sunday school picnic'

As gold prices keep rising, American economist Peter Schiff says investors should view the rally as more than a hedge — calling it a warning that inflation is speeding up, the U.S. dollar is losing ...
The Economist

What will Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve look like?

KEVIN GOT the nod, in the end. On January 30th President Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. He bested a rival Kevin, Hassett (an earlier front-runner), Rick Rieder and ...
Wall Street Journal

The Uproar Over Affordability Is Coming for Insurers

Insurance companies that cover homes and cars are reaping the rewards of the inflation-busting price increases that have squeezed household budgets nationwide. But the stark contrast between ...
Wall Street Journal

Kevin Warsh’s Three Tasks: Shrink the Fed, Tame Inflation, Manage the President.

WSJ’s Nick Timiraos reports on Trump’s pick to lead the central bank. Photo: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg News Kevin Warsh has spent much of the last 15 years criticizing the Federal Reserve for getting ...
Reuters

Euro zone consumers up 5-year inflation forecast to record high, ECB poll shows

FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumers raised their longer-term inflation expectations to a record high in December, a European Central Bank poll showed on Friday, implying prices were seen ...
Reuters

Kremlin says central bank is on top of inflation but government is watching closely

MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank is monitoring the situation with rising prices in the country and taking measures to maintain stability, the Kremlin said on Tuesday when asked about ...