Here’s a set of definitions for common and emerging economic and fiscal terms often seen bandied about in news reports.

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - Recent economic projections from Federal Reserve officials had shades of "Stagflation-lite," in the words of one economist, a sentiment increasingly echoed among other ...

The whiplash from the Donald Trump administration’s on-again, off-again tariff policy is leading to a lot of uncertainty on Wall Street and stirring worries that an old economic menace, stagflation, ...

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The last piece of official inflation data to land before the Federal Reserve’s policymaking meeting next week was a shutdown-delayed report that showed the pace of price hikes remained stubborn in ...

Inflation's steady march lower continued Wednesday, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that consumer price growth slowed to 2.5% in August, the lowest measure since 2021. Estimates were for ...

There’s any number of directions tariff rates could go—a small increase, a big increase, no increase—from here forward. And depending on that, there’s a lot of different directions that monetary ...

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales.

WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth likely picked up in the second quarter, spurred by solid consumer spending and inventory building, but the pace of expansion should still leave ...

TIPS funds have on average returned 3.4% in 2025, making it one of the best-performing bond fund categories. Fears of economic slowdown have lifted bond prices. Inflation expectations have risen in ...