Discover what a "soft landing" means in economics, its historical significance, how central banks aim to achieve it, and its impact on inflation and economic growth.

Consumers expect inflation to get worse, according to surveys, but many economists and Fed officials are optimistic that it will ease. A relatively tame inflation report in September gave ammunition ...

TIPS funds have on average returned 3.4% in 2025, making it one of the best-performing bond fund categories. Fears of economic slowdown have lifted bond prices. Inflation expectations have risen in ...

The Federal Reserve last week began cutting rates over fears the labor market has softened sharply, but this week’s economic data could provide an antidote in the form of a strong reading on gross ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments Wednesday appeared to heighten financial experts’ fears that tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. could bring about an economic condition known as ...

Economists think inflation around the U.S. continued to climb in September, edging farther away from the Fed's 2% annual ...

Now that the Federal Reserve has signaled lower interest rates are likely to come in the next month or so, attention will turn back to the underlying health of the economy. That will be clearer this ...

The federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role ...

Annual inflation rose to 3 percent in September as a jump in gasoline and energy prices pushed price growth to its highest ...