Inflation and the EconomyInflation is one of the most important and frequently discussed economic topics. Economists, ...

Yes. It's a jolt, but in raising short-term interest rates on Tuesday the Federal Reserve said for the first time in four years that it was worried about rising prices. Inflation has been so low for ...

Read the headline, it says Part 2 (A). Why this subpart? When we decided to look at inflation, we assumed that we would be able to explain it in one article. But it is too big and complex a subject.