Learn the critical differences between inflation and stagflation. Understand how each impacts prices, economic growth, and employment to make informed financial decisions.

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 ...

Financial Word of the Day: Stagflated describes an economy where inflation stays high while growth slows at the same time.

Widely seen as a nightmare economic scenario, it’s the rare double blow of rising prices and weak growth, squeezing consumers at the checkout line and in the job market. “The whiff of stagflation is ...

Stagflation is one of the biggest risks staring down the Fed in 2026, Apollo's Torsten Sløk says. The scenario, often thought to be the worst-case for the economy, entails slow growth and elevated ...

“America is on the verge of stagflation,” shouted a recent headline from Business Insider. Forbes ran an article in March entitled “Stagflation warning signs emerge in the U.S. economy.” Is it ...

Here is his reasoning. The stagflation of the 1970s was caused by big jumps in oil prices which had the impact of raising prices (inflation) and raising costs to businesses and consumers. The rise in ...

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, "Wyoming’s governor has nicknamed conservative lawmakers 'Team ‘No.’ The 'moderates' and ...

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 ...

The U.S. economy is still in a "strong position" despite "heightened uncertainty," according to the Federal Reserve's latest assessment. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Yet ...