Learn about purchasing power, its effect on currency value, and how inflation influences what one unit of money can buy.

Inflation refers to the rise in prices across the economy. But inflation can take many forms, and it has complex causes. For example, stagflation, which occurred in the 1970s, combines high inflation ...

Discover how monetarism impacts economic stability through money supply control, its key tenets, and how it compares to ...

Two top Federal Reserve officials who voted against cutting U.S. interest rates this week said inflation remains too high and the central bank should have waited for more evidence that price increases ...

The stock market has hit a string of record highs even without a US-Iran peace deal. BofA says markets may be pricing in ...

On December 9, 2025, more than 500 Chicago Booth alumni, students, and community members gathered in Chicago to listen to a conversation on what lies ahead for the economy in 2026. Hal Weitzman, ...

(The Center Square) – This week’s economic calendar includes several important housing reports, including existing home sales, housing starts, and building permits. But the most consequential releases ...

The 302nd meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), held on September 22 and 23, represents a pivotal moment in the country’s evolving monetary policy stance.

It is an era of ‘polycrisis’. Geopolitical tensions across regions, volatile commodity and financial markets, and supply ...

Why is everything getting more expensive in the US? From fuel and food to rent and utilities, households are feeling the ...

Ongoing economic reforms are strengthening Nigeria’s resilience, cushioning external shocks and sustaining growth momentum, even as inflation recorded a marginal increase in March due to global ...