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Inflation isn't a four-letter word, but the way that everyone from economists to TV pundits to politicians talks about it, it might as well be. Even if you don't know exactly how inflation works, ...

The U.S. annual inflation rate jumped to 4.2% in May, a three-year high. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with economist Claudia Sahm about what the numbers mean and what the Fed may do about it. Claudia ...

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says inflation is under control. "Rock solid." Those were the words of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday, when describing the apparent confidence of ...

The Consumer Price Index for July showed prices rose 3.4 percent from a year ago as the war in Iran dragged on. Note: Data is seasonally adjusted year-over-year change in the Consumer Price Index.