The History Of Monetary Debasement And What It Means For Business Leaders

Monetary debasement can impact a business in a multitude of ways, as it can shape costs, prices, profits, employee retention, ...
Richmond

Transitory Inflation: A Short History

The concept of transitory inflation was used to describe price gains that were expected to be temporary and not part of a long-term trend. This term has been used in the field of economics and ...

Trump has a point about the Fed’s subpar inflation control

Inflation control is a key measure of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) performance in any cycle, and US president Donald Trump has ...

The Wild History of Inflation in NZ

From Muldoon’s Price Freeze to Today’s Cost of Living Crisis. Corin and Guyon look back to a time when the PM set the price of milk and froze wages on a whim. Plus, how the NZ reserve bank launched a ...

Brazil’s central bank sees inflation near target in 2028 but still missing goal

Brazil's central bank forecast inflation near its official target in the first quarter of 2028, but still missed it.
The Spokesman-Review

This day in history: Yup, the cost of living has spiked beyond normal inflation. Consider the price to buy a home in Spokane in 1975

From 1975: A Spokane cost of living survey showed that the average rental price of two-bedroom apartment was $135 per month, and the average purchase price for a house was $22,450. Home heating costs ...

Facing Trump's pressure, the Fed cuts rates for the first time this year

The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to cushion the sagging job market. The ...

Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is on Track to Make History -- and It Still Won't Be Enough for Retirees

Based on TSCL's and Johnson's projections, a 2.7% or 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment would provide a $54 to $56 monthly boost ...