Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Given the level of uncertainty with the economy, labor market, and inflation, some economists have started talking about the possibility of a recession or even “stagflation.” The economy has been in ...

Whether or not the present economic crisis is called stagflation, the mix of high prices and weak growth is just as bad, and ...

Forecasters expect tariffs to push up consumer prices and drag down economic growth in the coming months. Inflation is expected to accelerate, but not to the ultra-high levels of the 1970s, when the ...

Every so often, a new set of economic buzzwords enters − or reenters − the zeitgeist. This spring, terms like the "K-shaped economy" and "stagflation" are having a moment. They shape how politicians, ...

For most of 2026, Wall Street treated Federal Reserve rate cuts as inevitable. The only debate was whether investors would get two cuts or three. Bond traders, stock investors, and mortgage borrowers ...

Sticky inflation and rising unemployment have raised concerns that stagflation could return. And that could be a problem for President Donald Trump, who regained the White House in the 2024 election ...

In a recent interview, the University of Michigan professor cautioned that Americans could soon get "‘two bad tastes at the same time'—rising unemployment and rising inflation." Wolfers explained that ...

For much of early 2026, the U.S. economy looked like it might pull off a difficult balancing act. Inflation readings had ...

Economic uncertainty brought on by President Donald Trump's tariffs on U.S. trading partners is raising concerns that the economy could face stagflation if conditions persist. Stagflation is a term ...