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• A flurry of economic data released Tuesday after a blackout during the government shutdown paints a confusing picture of the US economy. • September wholesale inflation rose by 0.3%, keeping the ...

When money starts being worth less, "hard" assets can be the way to go. The U.S. is not reliving the high-inflation period of the 1970s, but prices are still rising faster than the Federal Reserve ...

President Donald Trump went on a lying spree about inflation last week. Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of ...