Explore the effects of cost-push and demand-pull inflation on supply, demand, and prices. Learn the causes and key differences to better understand economic impacts.

It's often said that the inflation of the 1970s and '80s in the U.S. and elsewhere was caused by the two oil crises of ...

Discover how changes in money supply influence inflation and explore key economic theories affecting this dynamic in the economy.

Inflation is both a remarkably complex and extremely simple phenomenon. The complexity lies in the variety of circumstances that typically accompany its appearance. These may include an energy or some ...

A big driving force was lower energy costs in January, which won’t last, and at least one other factor may have been redefined without mention.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. The Consumer Price Index jumped from 2.7% year-over-year in ...

The annual inflation rate has cooled, according to new data. But here's why that won't translate to lower prices on the shelves.

The latest inflation report was released Thursday morning and, with it, the revelation that inflation increased in August. Now at 2.9%, the inflation rate increased from July's 2.7% and is now almost ...