Widely seen as a nightmare economic scenario, it’s the rare double blow of rising prices and weak growth, squeezing consumers at the checkout line and in the job market. “The whiff of stagflation is ...

The early 2020s made just about everyone in the world well-aware of the term "inflation." No one particularly likes it—it's rising consumer prices, after all. But it goes hand in hand with economic ...

Forecasters expect tariffs to push up consumer prices and drag down economic growth in the coming months. Inflation is expected to accelerate, but not to the ultra-high levels of the 1970s, when the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Vernon, FSA, helps retirees make their money last for life. Red warning lights are flashing that the U.S. might be entering ...

A rear view of a concerned businessman as he places his hand on his head and looks up the word inflation on a chart and a one dollar bill in front of him. Stagflation is a word that has been mentioned ...

Stagflation fears haven't gone away. The stock market bounced back from a wobble sparked by a closely watched economic gauge earlier this week, but investors should take care not to get caught napping ...

While headline inflation has fallen from its peak earlier this decade, the federal funds rate still sits at very elevated levels relative to the past several decades, and inflation remains well above ...

When the economy is in a recession and inflation is rising, the end result is something known as stagflation. In simpler terms, this means that people may be earning less while spending more on basic ...

Robert Siegel talks with Robert Samuelson, a contributing editor to Newsweek magazine, about the term "stagflation," which is being tossed around a lot by economic commentators these days. Samuelson ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...