Stagflation is a rare economic phenomenon where high inflation coincides with stagnant economic growth and rising unemployment. Unlike typical inflation or recession scenarios, stagflation presents a ...

A growth scare in the economy has accompanied worries over a resurgence in inflation, threatening to potentially rekindle stagflation. The phenomenon, not seen since the dark days of hyperinflation ...

While the economy is still in a "strong position," the risks that unemployment and inflation will rise have gone up, the Federal Reserve said last week. Those factors, along with slower economic ...

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - Recent economic projections from Federal Reserve officials had shades of "Stagflation-lite," in the words of one economist, a sentiment increasingly echoed among other ...

The early 2020s made just about everyone in the world well-aware of the term "inflation." No one particularly likes it—it's rising consumer prices, after all. But it goes hand in hand with economic ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

The Fed's June meeting revealed a continued lack of commitment to its 2% inflation target, despite persistent inflation overshoots the Fed plans for more rate cuts. Current policy risks stagflation, ...

The whiplash from the Donald Trump administration’s on-again, off-again tariff policy is leading to a lot of uncertainty on Wall Street and stirring worries that an old economic menace, stagflation, ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday painted a picture of an economy reshaped dramatically by President Donald Trump and his economic policy. It warned that tariffs could significantly dampen the economic ...

The U.S. economy is still in a "strong position" despite "heightened uncertainty," according to the Federal Reserve's latest assessment. Yet there's a looming economic risk the U.S. hasn't ...