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 ...

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.

A fresh report on Tuesday marked two consecutive months of rising inflation. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June compared to a ...

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.

Leading economists react to June’s Consumer Price Index report, which showed that inflation was largely in line with expectations, while speculating on what this means for Federal Reserve policy and ...

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