Inflation

With higher grocery prices on the mind, some major retailers are taking action to try and keep more money in their customers’ wallets. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains what this means for your bottom line.

The U.S. Postal Service filed a notice with regulators on Tuesday to raise the price on First-Class “Forever.” If approved, it would mark the seventh price hike in the last three years.

Inflation is slowing, but prices are still high. Wages are going up, but everything feels unaffordable. Corporations have record profits, but everybody’s rent is too high and no one can buy a home. The economy is doing well, but the vibes are atrocious. What on Earth is going on? News4’s Maggie More reports.

Remember when you could go to the grocery store for just a few things and leave without a huge bill? Remember when a dozen eggs cost less than two dollars? News4’s Maggie More explains what’s behind the inflation that made everything so expensive.

The pandemic made it harder to find a home. But the problem of high housing costs for both buyers and renters started long before the work-from-home reshuffle.

The “Sesame Street” figure wants more cookies per dollar, while the snacker-in-chief bemoaned the loss of potato chips per package.

Is the economy doing well, or is everybody struggling to hang on? The answer is… kind of both. News4’s Maggie More explains why your wages aren’t keeping pace with inflation, and how that makes for very weird economic vibes.

Inflation is slowing, but prices are still high — what gives? News4’s Maggie More explains the difference between inflation, disinflation and deflation, and the role each one plays in those sky-high grocery bills.

Even if your wages have gone up recently, it might not feel like there’s any difference in your bank balance. News4’s Maggie More explains how inflation and wages are related with a contraption of her own making.

The pandemic made it harder to find a home. But the problem of high housing costs for both buyers and renters started long before the work-from-home reshuffle.

After four years of time for the market to adjust to the “unprecedented times,” inflation has only started to slow. To many people, the climb of inflation being considered “natural” is starting to seem like nonsense. And to some, the more likely explanation seems like “greedflation.”

A majority of Americans, around 64%, saw an increase in wages between October 2022 and October 2023. But if most workers saw bigger paychecks, why do so many people still feel like everything is too expensive?

Prices have been going up for months, and inflation has hit many Americans hard. But if inflation causes so much pain, why don’t economists think it’s universally terrible?

Inflation has been high for months, and those price increases add up to a big difference over time. But what is inflation, really, and how is inflation slowing down if prices are still so high? Here’s what to know.

After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy — a trend that could sustain consumer spending, fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden’s political fortunes.

The latest economic numbers show that at least a few things are getting more affordable, but it might take a while for people to notice. Here’s why.

Retail beef prices in the U.S. are at record highs, pushing up the price tags of not just your steak tartare, but also cheese burgers.

Measures of U.S. inflation in September showed that the pace of price increases is still grinding lower, though at a slow and uneven pace. Prices in the United States increased 0.4% from August to September, down from a faster pace the previous month. Annual consumer inflation in September was unchanged from a 3.7% rise in August. And underlying inflation declined...

While inflation has fallen from its nationwide peak of 9.1% in June 2022, these five metropolitan areas continue to see steep prices.

High inflation continues to add financial stress to workers’ budgets. Experts say new benefits to provide emergency savings plans may help.