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How inflation steadily pays down long-term debt

Real estate investor Matt Theriault explains how inflation steadily pays down long-term debt without effort. Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on peace board Leader linked to ISIS ambush ...
MarketWatch

Rising wholesale prices during shutdown point to persistent inflation in the economy

The cost of wholesale goods and services rose during the government shutdown and showed the persistence of inflation pressures in the guts of the U.S. economy. A combined report on producer prices ...
Killeen Daily Herald

Inflation cooled slightly in December though it remains above Fed's target

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation cooled a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that stubbornly elevated cost pressures are slowly easing. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December from ...
KOMU

Inflation remained at 2.7% in December, as high prices continue to weigh on many Americans

(CNN) — US consumer prices rose 2.7% annually in December, closing out a year that saw slight progress on inflation but continued affordability concerns for many Americans. The latest Consumer Price ...
PBS

U.S. says inflation slowed last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday showing that inflation had cooled unexpectedly in November.
CNN

Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, but economists say to take it with ‘the entire salt shaker’

Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living. However, economists were quick to caution ...
MarketWatch

Two Fed officials who rarely agree both say inflation will not be a problem going forward

Two top Federal Reserve officials — one a more populist outsider and the other at the ideological center at the central bank — find themselves in agreement on at least one issue. Higher inflation is ...
The New York Times

Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions

Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. By Colby Smith Colby Smith cover the Federal Reserve.
Barron's

Stocks Head for Third Year of Big Gains. Inflation Could Derail a Fourth.

Food, clothing, toys...rising prices are on everyone’s minds—especially at this time of year. The Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump are both having to fight the perception that average ...