Opinion: Your wealth and investments are on the line if Trump torpedoes the Fed’s independence

Outside the Box When politicians get involved with central-bank decisions, inflation, the dollar and the stock…

Businesses across the U.S. are beginning to pass tariff costs to consumers, Fed’s ‘beige book’ finds

Only two of a dozen Fed districts reported slight price growth. The rest saw higher costs.

Wholesale-cost increases during government shutdown point to persistent inflation in U.S. economy

The cost of wholesale goods and services rose during the government shutdown and showed the persistence…

From coffee to electricity, latest CPI report shows where inflation is hitting the middle class the most

Published: Jan. 13, 2026 at 6:18 p.m. ET Financially-stressed middle-class families looking for relief in the latest…

Opinion: How Trump’s attacks on Powell and the Fed could actually bring more inflation

Published: Jan. 13, 2026 at 7:45 a.m. ET U.S. federal prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…

These 6 reasons for gold’s surge are keeping investors bullish

Published: Jan. 12, 2026 at 1:46 p.m. ET Gold investors understandably don’t believe there’s any mystery about…

Inflation hasn’t gone away. CPI likely to show sticky prices and delay next Fed interest-rate cut.

The December U.S. jobs report was just good enough to persuade investors the Federal Reserve won’t…

Opinion: How Trump’s Venezuela raid could worsen America’s affordability crisis

Outside the Box A spike in diesel oil prices could make goods and materials more expensive…

The U.S. economy is facing no shortage of worries as it heads into 2026

Progress on inflation has stalled. Labor market looks shaky.

Here are the ideas that could really help solve America’s affordability crisis in 2026

These 10 ideas targeting affordability will be tested in 2026. A look at the ones that…