The Budget Crunch Is Coming. States Must Adjust Their Spending Accordingly Sorkin Rounds Up the Usual Suspects A Warning from Chicago Fortunately, one does not have to be an econometrician to notice ...

How households expect inflation to evolve plays an important role in explaining overall inflation dynamics. Household expectations rose dramatically over the past year or so, much faster than ...

Over the past three months, TribLive reporters Jack Troy and Patrick Varine have tracked inflation and rising costs in the economy. Their research and interviews led to the Inflation Explained series, ...

Explaining why underlying inflation fell steadily from its pandemic peak of over 5% in 2022 to under 3% at the end of last year is straightforward: improved supply, softer demand and well-anchored ...

Inflation still lies somewhat above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal after slowing significantly since its spring 2022 peak. Analysis shows that two labor market indicators—the ratios of job vacancies to ...