Inflation News and Blog Posts

How Trump weighs his political considerations around immigration and tariffs against economic realities could determine the fate of both his presidency and the U.S. economy.

With a presidential election just over the horizon, many voters expect to have a clear picture of the current strength of the economy under President Joe Biden. But this is not the case.

Trump's massive lead in primary polls gives him the opportunity to shift to a general election message months before the first primary votes are cast.

What is the state of the United States economy? Does a recession still loom on the horizon? Are the Federal Reserve's efforts to fight inflation working?

The progress Biden makes on key issues may determine whether he'll get four more years in office.

Approaching the 2022 midterm election, voters have heard the term “unprecedented times” more times than they can count. When they head to the polls in November, voters will bring concerns about an ongoing pandemic, steadily increasing climate disasters, rapidly changing abortion policies, high inflation rates, and the continued threat of gun violence.

President Joe Biden announced the sale of more U.S. oil from reserves this week and signaled a willingness to sell more, in an attempt to calm oil market uncertainty and keep U.S. gas prices from rising higher.

As inflation continues to rise, media outlets have claimed one specific individual, or action is to blame. The truth is more nuanced.

Biden's hoping that abortion, Putin, and Trump will be enough to convince swing voters to overlook how much they are paying to fill their gas tanks.

Two of the primary issues driving the news this year – abortion rights and inflation – are also driving young voters’ plans for participating in the midterm elections, according to new survey data.