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1. INTRODUCTION Forecasting inflation lies at the heart of economic decisionmaking, shaping the financial planning of households, guiding strategic investments by firms, and driving monetary policy. However, it is a [...]

Luke Greenwalt, MBA, is vice president and lead, IQVIA Market Access Center of Excellence, has joined the editorial advisory board of Managed Healthcare Executive. IQVIA is a healthcare consulting and [...]

Turning a profit in private passenger auto insurance has not been easy the past few years. AM Best has noted that the U.S. private passenger auto line had an underwriting [...]

Byline: LIBN Staff Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing a return of excess sales tax revenue to New Yorkers through what she calls an 'inflation refund.' Households earning less than $300,000 [...]

Christophe Barraud predicted a Republican sweep and spike in the 10-year yield. Barraud, a top US economy forecaster, expects GDP growth to exceed consensus forecasts. He also expects higher inflation [...]

(https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/investing/what-is-inflation) Inflation's downtrend may not be as straightforward as some investors think, according to Charles Schwab. The brokerage firm pointed to elements that could push prices higher, like Trump's tariffs [...]

Stocks followed a strong start to the session with something of a whimper as a comforting reading on consumer price inflation only confirmed market participants' rate-cut bets. The red-hot tech [...]

The three major U.S. equity indexes were down and bond yields were up across the term horizon on Tuesday, as investors continue to adjust to the reality of a second [...]

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for (https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today) Business Insider's daily newsletter here . Happy Friday! Elections can be stressful, so take some [...]

Stocks struggled despite a strong kick-off to mega-cap tech earnings season, as a solid reading on third-quarter economic growth and softer inflation data led market participants to trim their rate-cut [...]

Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones (https://cointelegraph.com/news/paul-tudor-jones-all-roads-lead-inflation-long-bitcoin) says he is investing in Bitcoin, gold, commodities, (https://moneycheck.com/nvidia-nvda-stock-surges-past-143-to-all-time-highs-analysts-project-massive-growth-through-2030/) and tech stocks amid inflation concerns post-presidential election. His diversified portfolio is excluding [...]

Inflation will rise regardless of whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris wins the presidency, Paul Tudor Jones said. The legendary investor is holding bitcoin, gold, and commodities in order to [...]

Some economists and strategists are increasingly confident that the US economy will avoid recession. However, Zehrid Osmani is raising his recession odds over the threat of rising inflation. The Martin [...]

US stocks rose Friday, with S&P 500 and Dow Jones hitting record highs. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo reported strong earnings that eased fears of a consumer slowdown. September's producer price [...]

US stocks rose as September's wholesale price data showed cooling inflation. The producer price index was flat, and core PPI rose less than expected in September. JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and [...]

A blockbuster jobs report raises the stakes for upcoming inflation data, BofA analysts say. The analyst predicted that an upside surprise to September CPI would stoke fresh volatility. The September [...]

(https://www.thewrap.com/bruce-springsteen-kamala-harris-endorsement-video/) Bruce Springsteens endorsement of Kamala Harris apparently inspired Fox News host Greg Gutfeld to fire off several pretty terrible Boss-themed puns on his latest episode. Complaining about Springsteen calling [...]

December brought the publication of The Return of Inflation: Money and Capital in the Twenty-First Century (London: Reaktion, 2023), by Paul Mattick, who is--full disclosure--the Field Notes editor. Members of [...]

Interest rates have rebounded considerably following the height of the COVID pandemic. But insurers are keeping an eye on their investment portfolios and underwriting programs, saying it will take time [...]

A solid week for stocks ended on a comparatively quiet note as investors took in another encouraging reading on inflation. With the pace of (https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/economy/rising-prices-which-goods-and-services-are-driving-inflation) rising prices seemingly under control, [...]

Cooling labor data could still lead the Fed to cut rates by 50 basis points, Goldman Sachs' David Solomon says. 'I think the percentage chance is in the low 30s,' [...]

The Fed's interest-rate hikes actually worsened inflation, said Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. He called for the Fed to cut rates by 50 basis points in September. Higher rates discouraged home [...]

Byline: admin The U.S. government has announced a $7.3 billion investment from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to fund 16 clean energy projects led by rural electric cooperatives. These [...]

US stocks surged Friday, with the Dow Jones hitting a record high on new inflation data. The personal consumption expenditures Index rose 2.5% year-over-year, matching estimates. Strong earnings from Dell [...]

Inflation continued easing in July, said Augusta Saraiva in Bloomberg. The consumer price index rose 2.9 percent last month from a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said this [...]

J.D. Vance came out swinging against Kamala Harris on Sunday. While speaking with Fox News’ Shannon Bream, the Republican vice presidential candidate insisted, “Giving Kamala Harris control over inflation policy, [...]

Stocks posted broad-based gains on relatively low volume Tuesday thanks to some better-than-expected wholesale (https://www.kiplinger.com/economic-forecasts/inflation) inflation data and optimism that tomorrow's reading on consumer prices will permit the Federal Reserve [...]

US stocks rallied on cooling inflation data from the producer price index report. Investors are hoping for evidence of further cooling in Wednesday's consumer price index. Starbucks gained 23% on [...]

Jamie Dimon has been warning of an economic downturn for several years. The JP Morgan chief told CNBC this week that he still thinks a recession is the most likely [...]

A Fed 50 basis point cut 'doesn't matter as much as people think,' added JPMorgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon while being interviewed on [...]

Tech stocks tumbled Thursday, weighing on the broader market after the June CPI report. Inflation was cooler than expected last month, clocking in at 3% year-over-year. Investors appeared to take [...]

This Economic Commentary examines the relationship between bank equity price index returns and inflation in advanced economies. While large declines in bank equity price indices are generally followed by declines in the ratio of bank credit to GDP, a measure of credit supply, and economic activity as measured by GDP, they have essentially no effect on inflation. These findings suggest that the collapse of several regional banks in early 2023 would not, on its own, put downward pressure on inflation., The aftermath of the collapse of several regional banks, including Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, in early 2023 raised important questions regarding the effects that banking distress would have [...]