Tag: inflation

Most of the pain is borne by people who are already struggling to keep up with rising prices: lower-wage workers and the poor.

They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. But here are the facts.

"It is unacceptable that certain companies and industries are engaged in extreme price hikes under the cover of inflation," said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Economists warned that increasing interest rates too quickly was "a very dangerous approach," could make inflation worse and cause "great pain" without addressing real economic issues.

Inflation is being driven in large part by record corporate profits.

"Biden must take it upon himself to use his executive authority in order to assist those who need it the most, or we will not only have a cost-of-housing crisis in this country, but a major homelessness crisis as well."

War, inflation, geopolitical rivalry, and soaring world temperatures.

“Companies make any kind of excuse to raise prices on everything."

"Corporations have price gouged consumers for extra profits—and gotten away with it—for too long."

The war’s potential long-term economic effects in and beyond Ukraine haven’t attracted nearly as much attention, for understandable reasons.